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Rajasthan Royals
2020 season
CoachAndrew McDonald
CaptainSteve Smith
Ground(s)Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
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The 2020 season will be the 11th season for the Indian Premier League franchise Rajasthan Royals.[1][2] The Rajasthan Royals are sometimes considered as the "moneyball" team of the IPL.[3][4][5] The Royals are known to unearth obscure, high potential talent team[6][7][8]. The team is currently being captain by Steve Smith. The franchise of Rajasthan has appointed Australian coach and former player Andrew McDonald as its team coach for next three years.

Background

Player retention and transfers

Main article: List of 2020 Indian Premier League personnel changes

The Rajasthan Royals retained 11 players and released eleven players.[9]

Retained players: Steve Smith, Sanju Samson, Jofra Archer, Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler, Riyan Parag, Shashank Singh, Shreyas Gopal, Mahipal Lomror, Varun Aaron, Manan Vohra.

Released players: Ashton Turner, Oshane Thomas, Shubham Ranjane, Prashant Chopra, Ish Sodhi, Aryaman Birla, Jaydev Unadkat, Rahul Tripathi, Stuart Binny, Liam Livingstone, Sudheshan Midhun, Ajinkya Rahane.

Auction

Rajasthan Royals purchased the most number of the players at the IPL 2020 Auction, 11. Their costly purchases incorporate Robin Uthappa for INR 300L, Jaydev Unadkat for INR 300L, and Yashasvi Jaiswal for INR 240L. Aside from these 3, they got Andrew Tye and Tom Curran for just INR 100L each. Shockingly, they got David Miller for just INR 75L.

Players bought: Robin Uthappa , Jaydev Unadkat, Yashasvi Jaiswal , Anuj Rawat , Akash Singh , Kartik Tyagi , David Miller , Oshane Thomas , Anirudha Joshi , Andrew Tye, Tom Curran

Indian Premier League

Preseason

England fast bowler Jofra Archer has been ruled out of the entire IPL 2020 season due to his injury. This is also a very big blow for the England team, who will not be with the team on their squad of Sri Lanka. Archer's elbow has a stress fracture as of February 2020.[10]

Offseason

On 13 March 2020, the BCCI postponed the tournament until 15 April, in view of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.[11] On 14 April 2020, Narendra Modi said that the lockdown in India would last until at least 3 May 2020,[12] with the tournament postponed further.[13] The following day, the BCCI suspended the tournament indefinitely due to the pandemic.[14]

On 17 May 2020, the Indian government relaxed nation-wide restrictions on sports events, allowing events to take place behind closed doors.[15] On 24 May, Indian sports minister Kiren Rijiju stated that the decision on whether or not to allow the tournament to be conducted in 2020 will be made by the Indian government based on "the situation of the pandemic".[16] In June 2020, the BCCI confirmed that their preference was to host the tournament in India, possibly between September and October.[17] On 24 July 2020, it was confirmed that the tournament would start from 19 September 2020.[18]

Current squad

Template:Rajasthan Royals Roster [19]

Administration and support staff

Position Name
Owner Nigeria Amisha Hathiramani (Tresco International Ltd), United Kingdom Manoj Badale (Emerging Media (IPL) Ltd), United States Lachlan Murdoch (Blue Water Estate Ltd), United Kingdom Ryan Tkalcevic (Kuki Investments Ltd), Australia Shane Warne (Spinners)
COO United Kingdom Jake Lush McCrum
Brand ambassador Australia Shane Warne
Director of Cricket India Zubin Bharucha
Captain Australia Steve Smith
Head coach Australia Andrew McDonald
Batting coach India Amol Muzumdar
Spin bowling coach India Sairaj Bahutule
Spin consultant and operations executive New Zealand Ish Sodhi
Fast bowling coach Australia Rob Cassell
Fast bowling consultant England Steffan Jones
Fielding coach India Dishant Yagnik
Youth development coach Australia Lisa Sthalekar
Physiotherapist Australia John Gloster
Assistant physiotherapist India Niranjan Pandit
Strength and conditioning coach South Africa Paddy Upton
Source:

Kit manufacturers and sponsors

Teams and standings

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1 Mumbai Indians (C) 14 9 5 0 18 1.107 Advance to Qualifier 1
2 Delhi Capitals (R) 14 8 6 0 16 −0.109
3 Sunrisers Hyderabad (3rd) 14 7 7 0 14 0.608 Advance to the Eliminator
4 Royal Challengers Bangalore (4th) 14 7 7 0 14 −0.172
5 Kolkata Knight Riders 14 7 7 0 14 −0.214
6 Kings XI Punjab 14 6 8 0 12 −0.162
7 Chennai Super Kings 14 6 8 0 12 −0.455
8 Rajasthan Royals 14 6 8 0 12 −0.569
Source: IPLT20.com
The four top ranked teams qualify for the playoffs.

League stage

References

  1. ^ "4 cities that might get an IPL team in 2020". Sports Keeda. 20 July 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Indian Premier League to have 10 teams in 2020 edition?". News Nation. 14 July 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Rajasthan Royals' team ethos and values have remained intact since first season". Cricketcountry.com. 8 May 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
  4. ^ "News18.com: CNN-News18 Breaking News India, Latest News Headlines, Live News Updates". News18. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  5. ^ "Rajasthan Royals' IPL 7 Player Retentions: The 'moneyball' team retains Shane Watson and promising players - Cricket Country".
  6. ^ "News18.com: CNN-News18 Breaking News India, Latest News Headlines, Live News Updates". News18. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  7. ^ "Royals retain Samson, Binny, Rahane, Watson, Faulkner". Cricinfo. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  8. ^ "ABOUT THE BRAND". Archived from the original on 27 March 2015.
  9. ^ "KKR release Chris Lynn, Robin Uthappa; RCB let go of several overseas names". ESPNcricinfo. 15 November 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  10. ^ "Jofra Archer ruled out of IPL, to focus on rehabilitation". timesofindia. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  11. ^ Gollapudi, Nagraj (13 March 2020). "Coronavirus threat: IPL 2020 deferred until April 15". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  12. ^ "PM Narendra Modi says India will extend coronavirus lockdown until 3 May". BBC News. 14 April 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  13. ^ "Indian Premier League 2020 set to be further delayed after lockdown extended". BBC Sport. 14 April 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  14. ^ Gollapudi, Nagraj (15 April 2020). "With India in lockdown, IPL 2020 suspended indefinitely". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  15. ^ Gollapudi, Nagraj (17 May 2020). "India to allow sport behind closed doors; BCCI still cautious on IPL 2020". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  16. ^ "Indian government to decide the fate of IPL season, says Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju". The Times of India. Reuters. 24 May 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  17. ^ "IPL 2020: BCCI looking at September-October window, says Brijesh Patel". ESPNcricinfo. 12 June 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  18. ^ "IPL 2020 set to begin on September 19". Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  19. ^ "IPL 2018: Heinrich Klaasen to replace Steve Smith in Rajasthan Royals team". The Financial Express. 2 April 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
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