Know the Complete Lineup of Rajasthan Royals Retentions and Releases

The team which started off by winning the first IPL season has now gone 17 seasons without winning it. Taking a look at the same, Rajasthan Royals has made some key changes to its line-up with the retention list. While some are released and some are retained, there are a few surprise inclusions to the team also due to the IPL Trade Window. 

Rajasthan Royals have focused on keeping their key players in the line-up. They have kept all the shining stars, who have been proving themselves across formats lately, which could also improve the team's performances in the next season. In total, Rajasthan has retained just 16 players, and this might allow them to enter the auction with a good purse. 

Their retention started with two aggressive Indian batsmen, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Vaibhav Suryavanshi. Jaiswal currently stands tall for the Indian team in the Test format, and Vaibhav Suryavanshi has been giving the statement of intent in almost every match he plays in domestic or even for India A. 

• Yashasvi Jaiswal 
• Shimron Hetmyer (Foreign)
• Vaibhav Suryavanshi 
• Shubham Dubey
• Lhuan-dre Pretorius (Foreign)
• Dhruv Jurel 
• Riyan Parag
• Ravindra Jadeja (Traded from CSK for 14 Crore)
• Sam Curran (Traded from CSK for 2.4 Crore) (Foreign)
• Donovan Ferreira (Traded from DC for 1 Crore) (Foreign)
• Jofra Archer (Foreign)
• Tushar Deshpande 
• Sandeep Sharma 
• Yudhvir Singh 
• Kwena Maphaka (Foreign)
• Nandre Burger (Foreign)

Further the team also has Lhuan-dre Pretorius, who was not given many chances to play for the team in the last season. Their middle order batting line-up remains almost the same, with the inclusion of Dhruv Jurel and Shimron Hetmyer. They have been the key to help Rajasthan Royals win games, with their aggressive batting style in the death overs. 

Shubham Dubey has also been retained by the team, and it should be noted that he has a tremendous strike rate in the middle order. Dubey had a strike rate above 160 in the last season, which makes him a key element, if Jurel or Hetmyer lose their wickets. Along with that, Riyan Parag has made his way back to the team. Parag even led Rajasthan for a few games in absence of Sanju Samson. 

Rajasthan Royals knew that its main strength lies in the bowling department, which helped them to make the top retention. Jofra Archer has been retained by the team, and will be eager to dominate with his pace and bounce yet again in the IPL. Rajasthan will also be hoping that there won't be anymore injury scares for the bowler. 

Along with him, the team has retained three Indian bowlers, which includes Tushar Deshpande, Sandeep Sharma, and Yudhvir Singh. Two South African bowlers have also made their way to the line-up, being retained ahead of the auction. These players include Nandre Burger and Kwena Maphaka. 

Traded Players

Ravindra Jadeja has been traded by the team from Chennai Super Kings. Along with him, the team also got Sam Curran for 2.4 crores, which comes as a steal deal. While Curran may not be as effective as he was before, his inclusion could be a lot helpful to Rajasthan Royals in the next season. 

Rajasthan Royals have also acquired a wicket-keeper to their team, and it is Donovan Ferreira. He has been traded to them by Delhi Capitals, and has not received many chances to play in his previous teams. It should be noted that Ferreira was also a part of Rajasthan in the IPL 2024 edition. 

Released Players 

He has been able to do well even in the IPL, with his experience, but still ended up being released yet again. Along with him, Rajasthan Royals has emptied another spin slot from their line-up, as they have released Maheesh Theekshana from the same. Apart from that, some of the releases even came from the bowling line-up. 

RR Released Players List:

Rajasthan Royals have released Akash Madhwal and Kumar Kartikeya, putting both of them back in the auction. Other releases include Fazalhaq Farooqi, Ashok Sharma, and Kunal Singh Rathore. Rajasthan also had to go off some of their key players due to the IPL trade window. 

Their captain, Sanju Samson, has been traded to Chennai Super Kings, leaving the team without a skipper as of now. Along with him, the team has also traded Nitish Rana to Delhi Capitals for 4.2 Crore, which provides them extra in the auction purse. 

After the trade deals and IPL Retention, Rajasthan Royals have been able to keep a good line-up with them. Ahead of the auction, the team is having a purse of 16.05 crore rupees, which could help them to some extent in the auction. Their main targets could be the spinners, as Rajasthan Royals has released a lot of players from the spin department.