Rajasthan Royals (RR) have made an impressive entrance to the Indian Premier League (IPL) by winning victory in its inaugural season of 2008, coached by legend Shane Warne. Their win, which saw them defeat the powerful Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the final match, was a landmark achievement to the team and franchise.
Struggles in recent years
But, the road since the initial success has been a struggle and difficult for Rajasthan. Despite their initial success, they’ve had to overcome enough hurdles. Over the following seasons, their team struggled to replicate the winning form of. In 2022, they made it to the final but lost to Hardik Pandya’s Gujarat Titans (GT) and failed to win the trophy.
Continuing challenges and opening matches
The last season was not without difficulties for RR in the absence of making it to the top four despite a roster that featured stars like Jos Buttler, Ravichandran Ashwin and Sanju Samson. Rajasthan are scheduled to begin their campaign in the coming season with a match against KL Rahul’s Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) on Sunday (March 24) at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.
Salary of Rajasthan Royals (RR) Players in IPL 2024
- Yashasvi Jaiswal : INR 4 crore
- Shimron Hetmyer (Overseas) : INR 8.50 crore
- Sanju Samson (c & wk) : INR 14 crore
- Jos Buttler (Overseas) : INR 10 crore
- Dhruv Jurel (wk) : INR 20 lakh
- Navdeep Saini : INR 2.60 crore
- Kuldeep Sen : INR 20 lakh
- Yuzvendra Chahal : INR 6.50 crore
- Trent Boult (Overseas) : INR 8 crore
- Riyan Parag : INR 3.80 crore
- Ravichandran Ashwin : INR 5 crore
- Donovan Ferreira (Overseas) : INR 50 lakh
- Kunal Rathore : INR 20 lakh
- Sandeep Sharma : INR 50 lakh
- Avesh Khan (Traded from Lucknow Super Giants) : INR 10 crore
- Rovman Powell (Overseas): INR 7.4 Crore
- Shubham Dubey: INR 5.8 Crore
- Tom Kohler Cadmore (Overseas): INR 40 Lakh
- Nandre Burger: INR 50 lakh
- Abil Mushtaq: INR 20 lakh
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