RR Full Squad: Rajasthan Royals retained Sanju Samson, Jos Buttler and Yashasvi Jaiswal on the first day of the auction. They bagged R Ashwin and Yuzvendra Chahal for a combined INR 11.5 crore.
RR added Trent Boult and Prasidh Krishna to that and they have a potent bowling unit. By the end of the first day, they had most of their starters in place. A late splurge on the end of day 2 saw them pick up Rassie van der Dussen, James Neesham, Nathan Coulter-Nile, and Daryl Mitchell.
Purse entered: INR 62 crore
Purse left: INR 0.95 crore
Biggest buys: Prasidh Krishna (INR 10 crore), Shimron Hetmyer (INR 8.5 crore), Trent Boult (INR 8 crore)
The acquisition of Devdutt Padikkal is still a mystery, this leaves them with too many openers. The opening pair of Devdutt Padikkal and Yashasvi Jaiswal lacks experience. Jos Buttler who has scored his bulk of runs in the opening slot for the Royals should be made to open but where does that leave the likes of Jaiswal and Padikkal and Samson. Another issue could be their lower middle order. If they go with Nathan Coulter-Nile in their XI, they appear a batter short. If they opt for James Neesham, their death bowling could become a weak point.
Obed Mccoy can be an excellent death overs bowlers but where will they find the place for him?
Squad List
Rajasthan Royals (RR): Sanju Samson, Jos Buttler (R), Yashasvi Jaiswal (R), R Ashwin, Trent Boult, Shimron Hetmyer, Devdutt Padikkal, Prasidh Krishna, Yuzvendra Chahal, Riyan Parag, KC Cariappa, Navdeep Saini, Obed McCoy, Arunay Singh, Kuldeep Sen, Karun Nair, Dhruv Jurel, Tejas Baroka, Kuldeep Yadav, Shubham Garhwal, James Neesham, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Rassie Van Der Dussen, Daryl Mitchell.