The Royals will sport a new look this season. Putting aside their traditional blue jersey, they will don the pink color this year. The pink color will be synonymous for Jaipur which is also known as the Pink City. Rajasthan Royals will gear up for their first game of IPL 2019 as they take on Kings XI Punjab. The Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur will host the 4th game of the season on March 25. Read all you need to know Rajasthan Royals Team for IPL 2019.
The Ajinkya Rahane led side will be boosted by the return of Steve Smith and would love to go the distance. Rajasthan Royals had won the IPL 2008 which was the first edition of the IPL, till now they have qualified for playoffs thrice but failed to reach finals.
Everything About Rajasthan Royals Team IPL 2019
Rajasthan Royals in IPL Auction 2019
Rajasthan Royals management focuses on young players and puts their eye on them in the IPL Auction. RR had retained 16 players from IPL 2018 squad and bought 9 players in IPL Auction 2019 to complete their squad. RR bought back Jaydev Unandkat in this Auction for Rs. 8.4cr.
IPL RR team 2019 is all set to play the IPL 12 season with 8 Batsmen, 10 all-rounders, 2 Spinners and 5 Pacers.Â
Rajasthan Royals Team 2019 Squad
RR Team For IPL 2019 |
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Batsmen | Allrounders | Spinners | Pacers |
Ajinkya Rahane | Ben Stokes | Ish Sodhi | Dhawal Kulkarni |
Sanju Samson (wk) | Stuart Binny | Mahipal Lomror | Sudhesan Midhun |
Steve Smith | Jofra Archer | Oshane Thomas* | |
Jos Buttler (wk) | Shreyas Gopal | Jaydev Unadkat* | |
Rahul Tripathi | Krishnappa Gowtham | Varun Aaron* | |
Prashant Chopra | Ashton Turner* | ||
Aryaman Birla | Shubham Ranjane* | ||
Manan Vohra* | Shashank Singh* | ||
Liam Livingstone* | |||
Riyan Parag* |
– * Denotes the Players purchased from the IPL Auction 2019
Also Read: IPL RR Team 2019: Here’s the complete squad for the IPL 2019
Rajasthan Royals Coaches and Administration staff
Owner | Manoj Badale |
Head of cricket | Zubin Bharucha |
Head Coach | Paddy Upton |
Batting coach | Amol Muzumdar |
Spin Bowling coach | Sairaj Bahutule |
Fast Bowling coach | Steffan Jones |
Fielding coach | Dishant Yagnik |
Physiotherapist | John Gloster |
Rajasthan Royals Home Ground
The stadium is named after Sawai Man Singh II and it is situated at one corner of the Rambagh Circle. The stadium has the capacity of 30,000 peoples and is the home ground of the IPL franchise Rajasthan Royals.
Venue Stats – IPL |
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Total Matches | 40 |
Matches won batting first | 14 |
Matches won bowling first | 26 |
Average 1st Inns scores | 156 |
Average 2nd Inns scores | 142 |
Highest total recorded | 197/5 (19.4 Ov) by RR vs DC |
Lowest total recorded | 92/10 (18.2 Ov) by MI vs RR |
Highest score chased | 197/5 (19.4 Ov) by RR vs DC |
Lowest score defended | 151/7 (20 Ov) by SRH vs RR |
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