Rajasthan Royals finished runners up last year in IPL and they will surely hope for a title position in 2023 season this time with a new strategy with and new faces in Rajasthan Royals squad for 2023 IPL schedule to start from May 31, 2023.
Based in Jaipur, Rajasthan, The Rajasthan Royals is from the list of teams who have been playing IPL since its inception and they are also the IPL first winner in 2008 under the leadership of Legendary Australian spinner Shane Warne.
Rajasthan Royals Squad 2023
Rajasthan Royals are all set for a new beginning. With some faces both form local and international circuit they will hop that fortunes of the side change this year under Sanju Samson who will continue to lead the side. 6th and 9th highest wicket taker in IPL history in form of Ashwin and Yuzvendra Chahal will definitely help Samson to be on the winners list once again.
RR Players List 2023
| Player name | Role | Batting style | Bowling style |
| Joe Root | batter | Right Handed | Right Arm Off Break |
| Abdul P A | All-Rounder | Right Handed | Right Arm Off Break |
| Akash Vasisht | All-Rounder | Left Handed | Slow Left Arm orthodox |
| Murugan Ashwin | Bowler | Right Handed | Leg Break googly |
| KM Asif | Bowler | Right Handed | Right Arm Medium |
| Adam Zampa | Bowler | Right Handed | Leg Break googly |
| Kunal Rathore | batter | Left Handed | |
| Donovan Ferreira | Wicket-Keeper | Right Handed | |
| Jason Holder | All-Rounder | Right Handed | Right Arm Medium fast |
| Sanju Samson | Wicket-Keeper | Right Handed | |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | batter | Left Handed | Leg Break |
| Shimron Hetmyer | batter | Left Handed | |
| Devdutt Padikkal | batter | Left Handed | Right Arm Off Break |
| Jos Buttler | Wicket-Keeper | Right Handed | |
| Dhruv Jurel | Wicket-Keeper | Right Handed | |
| Riyan Parag | batter | Right Handed | Leg Break |
| Prasidh Krishna | Bowler | Right Handed | Right Arm fast Medium |
| Trent Boult | Bowler | Right Handed | Left Arm fast Medium |
| Obed McCoy | Bowler | Left Handed | Left Arm fast Medium |
| Navdeep Saini | Bowler | Right Handed | Right Arm fast |
| Kuldeep Sen | Bowler | Right Handed | Right Arm fast |
| Kuldip Yadav | Bowler | Left Handed | Left Arm fast Medium |
| R Ashwin | All-Rounder | Right Handed | Right Arm Off Break |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | Bowler | Right Handed | Leg Break googly |
| KC Cariappa | Bowler | Right Handed | Leg Break |
Rajasthan Royals Auction 2023
Players purchased by Rajasthan Royals in IPL Auction 2023
- Akash Vashisht (INR 20 lakh)
- Murugan Ashwin (INR 20 lakh)
- KM Asif (INR 30 lakh)
- Adam Zampa (INR 1.5 crore)
- Kunal Rathore (INR 20 lakh)
- Donovan Ferreira (INR 50 lakh)
- Jason Holder (INR 5.75 crore)
- Joe Root (INR 1 crore)
RR Released Players
Rajasthan Royals Released Players List
Below is the list of released players in RR squad for 2023 IPL season.
- Anunay Singh,
- Corbin Bosch*,
- Daryl Mitchell*,
- James Neesham*,
- Karun Nair,
- Nathan Coulter-Nile*,
- Rassie Van Der Dussen*,
- Shubham Garhwal,
- Tejas Baroka
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RR Retained Players 2023
Below is the list of retained players in RR squad for 2023 IPL season.
Rajasthan Royals Retained Players List
- Devdutt Padikkal,
- Dhruv Jurel,
- Jos Buttler *,
- K.C Cariappa,
- Kuldeep Sen,
- Kuldip Yadav,
- Navdeep Saini,
- Obed Mccoy*,
- Prasidh Krishna,
- R. Ashwin,
- Riyan Parag,
- Sanju Samson,
- Shimron Hetmyer*,
- Trent Boult*,
- Yashasvi Jaiswal,
- Yuzvendra Chahal
Rajasthan Royals Overseas Players
Rajasthan Royals Overseas Players List
- Adam Zampa is the Australian player in IPL.
- Joe Root, Jos Buttler are two Englishmen in IPL 2023.
- Trent Boult is the New Zealand Player in IPL.
- Donovan Ferreira is the only Protea player in IPL 2023.
- Jason Holder, Shimron Hetmyer, Obed McCoy are three West Indian players in IPL 2023.
Rajasthan Royals Team 2023
Rajasthan Royals Captain
Wicket Keeper batsman Sanju Samson will continue to lead Rajasthan in IPL 2023.
Rajasthan Royals Batting
Devdutt Paddikal, Shimron Hetmyer, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Riyan Parag will all be playing as specialist batsmen in the Rajasthan Royals side. Hetmyer and Paddikal scored 300+ runs in IPL 2022, while Jaiswal also looked good with an average of 25 and strike rate of 132. Parag was used down the order and he also did his job nicely.
To further strengthen the batting line, Rajasthan Royals opted for Joe Root in the auction. Root was in good rhythm in the test series against New Zealand and the Royals would wish that he continues the same in IPL 2023 as well. Kunal Rathore with an average of 26 and strike rate of 128 is also a good T20 batter in the side.
Rajasthan Royals Batsmen List
- Joe Root
- Kunal Rathore
- Yashasvi Jaiswal
- Shimron Hetmyer
- Devdutt Padikkal
- Riyan Parag.
Rajasthan Royals Bowlers
Yuzvendra Chahal, Obed McCoy, Trent Boult and Adam Zampa make the Rajasthan Royals bowling attack arguably the best of the tournament. Chahal, Boult and McCoy were among the top 5 wicket takers for the Royals last year. Zampa’s addition makes the squad further stronger.
Rajasthan Royals Bowlers List
- Murugan Ashwin
- KM Asif
- Adam Zampa
Prasidh Krishna- Trent Boult
- Obed McCoy
- Navdeep Saini
- Kuldeep Sen
- Kuldip Yadav
- Yuzvendra Chahal
- KC Cariappa
Rajasthan Royals All Rounders
Ravichandran Ashwin and Jason Holder are two prolific all-rounders in the lineup of Rajasthan Royals. Ashwin was phenomenal in the border-gavaskar test series. With 1833 runs and 200 wickets in T20s, Jason Holder is another T20 speicalist.
Abdul Basith is an emerging all-rounder who averages 36 with the bat and has a strike rate of 149. He can bowl off-spin too.
Rajasthan Royals All Rounders List
- Abdul P A
- Akash Vasisht
- Jason Holder
- R Ashwin.
Rajasthan Royals Wicket-Keepers
With 863 runs Jos Buttler was the top run getter of Rajasthan Royals last year in IPL. Sanju Samson was the 2nd top run getter for Rajasthan Royals with 458 runs. Both wicket-keepers will feature in the starting XI of Rajasthan Royals. Donovan Ferreira and Dhruv Jerel are the backup choices.
- Donovan Ferreira
- Sanju Samson
- Jos Buttler
- Dhruv Jurel
