IPL 2021: Rajasthan Royals (RR) Team Profile Overview, Stats, Auctions Analysis, Season Wise Performance, Full Schedule and Squad

Rajasthan Royals (RR) who won the Indian Premier League (IPL) season in 2008 haven’t been able to replicate their success ever since, even after 13 years have passed. The side have now become underdogs in the tournament as they have failed to make their way to the playoffs more often than not. A call back to the glory days of 2008 are awaited by their fans more than any and the side would want 2021 to be their year.

RR had a disappointing season last year as they finished last in the points table despite a promising start. Now, with an eye on the future and this year’s tournament, the franchise has gone for a rejig by releasing its captain Steve Smith and elevating Sanju Samson as captain while also appointing Kumar Sangakkara as the Director of Cricket. The team would want the change in personnel to impact them positively and it remains to be seen how it all unfolds this year.

Rajasthan Royals Team Overview

Let’s take a look at the strengths and weaknesses of the franchise.

Strengths

The four overseas players that Rajasthan Royals choose in their playing XI would be their biggest strengths. The likes of Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler and Jofra Archer are all proven match-winners at the highest stages of the game. Further, the purchase of Chris Morris adds stability to the bowling attack which relied too much on Archer in the past. Morris’ arrival also adds depth to the batting as the South African is more than capable of wielding the long handle.

Weaknesses

RR have made plenty of brave changes to their team for IPL 2021 and there is always the possibility of it all going awry. The spin department still doesn’t look very impressive. Further, the core of Indian bowlers could once again struggle at the death like last year. The form of the Indian batters like Sanju Samson could also be a concern in the tournament.

Rajasthan Royals Season wise performance

Year	Captain	Result	Top Batsmen	Runs	Top Bowler	Wickets
2020	Steve Smith	8th	Sanju Samson	375	Jofra Archer	20
2019	Ajinkya Rahane	7th	Ajinkya Rahane	393	Shreayas Gopal	20
2018	Ajinkya Rahane	4th	Jos Butler	548	Jofra Archer	15
2015	Shane Watson	4th	Ajinkya Rahane	540	Chris Morris	13
2014	Shane Watson	5th	Ajinkya Rahane	339	Pravin Tambe	15
2013	Rahul Dravid	3rd	Shane Watson	543	James Faulkner	28
2012	Rahul Dravid	7th	Ajinkya Rahane	560	Bradd Hogg	10
2011	Shane Warne	6th	Rahul Dravid	343	Shane Warne	13
2010	Shane Warne	7th	Naman Ojha	337	Shane Warne	11
2009	Shane Warne	6th	Ravindra Jadeja	295	Munaf Patel	16
2008	Shane Warne	1st	Shane Watson	472	Sohail Tanvir	22

Rajasthan Royals Team Stats

Batting Stats

• Most Runs: Sanju Samson – 2584
• Most 100s : Sanju Samson/Ben Stokes – 2
• Most 50s : Rahul Dravid – 11
• Best Batting Average: Adam Voges – 45.25
• Best Strike Rate: Jos Buttler – 150.81
• Most 6s : Sanju Samson – 115
• Highest Individual score : Ben Stokes – 103*

Bowling Stats

• Most Wickets: Dhawal Kulkarni – 86
• Best Economy: Shane Warne – 7.27
• Best Bowling Figures: Sohail Tanvir – 4-14-6
• Best Bowling Average: Shreyas Gopal – 19.39
• Most 4 Wickets: Sohail Tanvir – 1

Here is the List of Rajasthan Royals IPL 2021 fixtures, venues and match timings

Day and Date	Match	Time	Venue
12 April Monday	Rajasthan Royals Vs Punjab Kings	7:30 pm	Mumbai
15 April Thursday	Delhi Capitals Vs Rajasthan Royals	7:30 pm	Mumbai
19 April Monday	Chennai Super Vs Rajasthan Royals	7:30 pm	Mumbai
22 April Thursday	Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Rajasthan Royals	7:30 pm	Mumbai
24 April Saturday	Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals	7:30 pm	Mumbai
29 April Thursday	Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals	3:30 pm	Delhi
2 May Sunday	Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals	3:30 pm	Delhi
5 May Wednesday	Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals	7:30 pm	Delhi
8 May Saturday	Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals	7:30 pm	Delhi
11 May Tuesday	Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals	7:30 pm	Kolkata
13 May Thursday	Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals	7:30 pm	Kolkata
16 May Sunday	Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Rajasthan Royals	3:30 pm	Kolkata
18 May Tuesday	Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals	7:30 pm	Banglore
22 May Saturday	Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals	7:30 pm	Banglore

Rajasthan Royals: 2021 Auction Buys and Trades

Complete list of all the released players:

Steve Smith, Ankit Rajpoot, Oshane Thomas, Akash Singh, Varun Aaron, Tom Curran, Anirudha Joshi, Shashank Singh.

Complete list of players bought by RR in 2021 Auctions:

Christopher Morris (All-Rounder) – Rs. 16.25 crore, Shivam Dube (All-Rounder) – Rs. 4.4 crore, Chetan Sakariya (Bowler) – Rs. 1.2 crore, Mustafizur Rahman (Bowler) – Rs. 1 crore, Liam Livingstone (All-Rounder)- Rs. 75 lakh, K.C Cariappa (Bowler) – Rs. 20 lakh, Akash Singh (Bowler) – Rs. 20 lakh, Kuldeep Yadav (Bowler) – Rs. 20 lakh.

Rajasthan Royals Full squad for IPL 2021

Sanju Samson, Andrew Tye, Anuj Rawat, Ben Stokes, David Miller, Jaydev Unadkat, Jofra Archer, Jos Buttler, Kartik Tyagi, Mahipal Lomror, Manan Vohra, Mayank Markande, Rahul Tewatia, Riyan Parag, Shreyas Gopal, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shivam Dube, Chris Morris, Mustafizur Rahman, Chetan Sakariya, KC Cariappa, Liam Livingstone, Kuldip Yadav, Akash Singh

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