Rajasthan Royals have been a very strong side on paper even before the start of the IPL 2024 auction and in the auction, they went on to pick middle-order batters like Rovman Powell for ₹7.4 crores to fill the gaps in their squad. Here, in this article, we will look at how RR’s playing XI could be in the IPL 2024 season.
Openers: Yashasvi Jaiswal and Jos Buttler
Yashasvi Jaiswal was the highest run-scorer for Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2023. He scored 625 runs from 14 innings at an average of 48.07 with a strike rate of 163.61. Jos Buttler won the orange cap award for scoring the most runs (863) in the IPL 2022 season, but he ended up being a disappointment in the 2023 IPL season as he managed to score only 392 runs in the tournament.
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Middle Order: Sanju Samson, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, Dhruv Jurel
Rajasthan Royals skipper Sanju Samson is expected to play at the number 3 position while Hetmyer’s six-hitting ability will play a pivotal role in their team performance in the upcoming IPL edition. Dhruv Jurel was sensational with the bat as a finisher in the IPL 2023 season and the pick of Rovman Powell has helped them to fix the hole of middle-order batsman in their line-up.
The combo of Rovman Powell and Hetmyer in the middle overs will be a very interesting one to watch out for, while Riyan Parag will also be in contention to play as an impact player in the substitutes list.
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All-Rounder: Ravichandran Ashwin
Ravichandran Ashwin in the last IPL season picked 14 wickets with the ball and was seen being promoted to the number 4 position a few times, hence he could play as an all-rounder if the team requires his service as a batter also.
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Bowlers: Trent Boult, Prasidh Krishna, Avesh Khan, Yuzvendra Chahal
Trent Boult’s spell in the powerplay overs will be always crucial for the side. In the last season, he was seen taking 13 wickets in IPL 2023 from 10 games.
Prasidh Krishna missed out on playing the 2023 IPL after getting injured unfortunately, but he picked 19 wickets with the ball in the 2022 IPL season, which played a crucial role for them to enter the finals.
Avesh Khan has been traded by RR for a huge amount in place of Padikkal which goes on to show their trust in the left-arm pacer by the team management.
Yuzvendra Chahal has been the highest wicket-taker (187) in IPL history and notably, he was the leading wicket-taker for RR in the 2023 IPL season (21) as well.
