With the presence of players like Jofra Archer, Ben Stokes, Steve Smith and Jos Buttler, it was certain that Rajasthan Royals will go for the Indian players in the IPL 2020 auctions and that’s exactly what happened. They bagged the services of some veteran Indian players like Robin Uthappa, Jaydev Unadkat along with some young guns like Yashasvi Jaiswal and Anuj Rawat. Jaiswal, especially, became the talk of the town as he is a son of a panipuri seller and bagged 2.4 crores in the auctions. Among foreign players, they picked South Africa’s David Miller and Oshane Thomas to strengthen the overseas contingent of the Steve Smith-led team. Kings XI Punjab Team in IPL 2020.

Rajasthan Royals are the inaugural champions of the gala-tournament but hasn’t really put up on jaw-dropping performance since then and will aim to break the streak in the 2020 edition of the Indian Premier League. With Ajinkya Rahane being traded to Delhi Capitals, Jaiswal and Uthappa will be in contention to open the innings alongside Jos Buttler. While Stokes and Archer will be expected to continue their rich vein of form in order to guide the Royals to their maiden title. Delhi Capitals Team in IPL 2020.

Rajasthan Royals (RR) Squad for IPL 2020

Steve Smith (c), Sanju Samson, Jofra Archer, Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler, Riyan Parag, Shashank Singh, Shreyas Gopal, Mahipal Lomror, Varun Aaron, Manan Vohra. Mayank Markande, Rahul Tewatia, Ankit Rajpoot. Players bought at auction by RR: Robin Uthappa (Rs 3 Crore), Jaydev Unadkat (Rs 3 Crore), Yashasvi Jaiswal (Rs 2.4 Crore), Kartik Tyagi (Rs 1.3 Crore), Andrew Tye (Rs 1 Crore), Tom Curran (Rs 1 Crore), Anuj Rawat (Rs 80 Lakh), David Miller (Rs 75 Lakh), Oshane Thomas (Rs 50 Lakhs), Aakash Singh (Rs 20 Lakh), Anirudha Joshi (Rs 20 Lakhs).

In the last season of the mega tournaments, the Royals had a disappointing season where they finished at the penultimate position. However, with the new set-up, they will look to put up a better performance. The tournament will begin on March 19, 2019, and all the eight teams must leave no stones unturned to clinch the title and add the prestigious trophy in their cabinet.

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