Rajasthan Royals have a steady squad in this upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) season.
They bought the first player of the auction when they acquired Rovman Powell. Apart from the Caribbean, they made a few other top signings as well.
They have a strong core group already in the squad. Players like Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson, Shimron Hetmyer are seasoned campaigners whereas Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag are also sprinting towards stardom in the IPL.
Rajasthan Royals IPL 2024 Auction Buys
Rovman Powell – Rs 7.4 crore
Shubham Dubey – Rs 5.8 crore
Tom Kohler-Cadmore – Rs 40 lakh
Abid Mushtaq – Rs 20 lakh
Nandre Burger – Rs 50 lakh
Rajasthan Royals IPL 2024 Squad Zones
Let’s have a look at the squad zones of Rajasthan Royals. It basically divides the squad into three zones, with Zone 1 predicting the players who have the biggest chance of game time, and Zone 3 predicting players with the lowest chance of game time at the start of the competition.
Zone 1: Players who are certain to be in the Playing XI or will be around there
Zone 2: Players who will be squad players and can break into the team during the season
Zone 3: Players who will have to be exceptional to keep their place as their chances may be hugely limited
Zone 1: Shimron Hetmyer, Sanju Samson, Jos Buttler, Rovman Powell, Yuzvendra Chahal, Trent Boult, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Prasidh Krishna, Ravichandran Ashwin
Zone 2: Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Sandeep Sharma, Avesh Khan, Navdeep Saini, Adam Zampa, Nandre Burger, Donovan Ferreira, Shubham Dubey
Zone 3: Abid Mushtaq, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Kunal Rathore, Kuldeep Sen
In terms of selection, the likes of Riyan Parag and Shubham Dubey warrant their places only if they perform. Rajasthan is likely to opt with Prasidh Krishna at the start and only if the Karnataka bowler struggles, we may witness Avesh Khan going up in the pecking orders.
Indian starlets like Abid Mushtaq, Kunal Rathore and others may have to wait for their opportunities. Sandeep Sharma, Riyan Parag, Navdeep Saini and Shubham Dubey can be decent options as Impact Players for Rajasthan as well.
RR IPL 2024 Predicted Playing 11| Rajasthan Royals Probable Playing XI
Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Rovman Powell, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Yuzvendra Chahal
Sauradeep Ash Mykhel
source: mykhel.com