Rajasthan Royals (RR) made a remarkable entrance into the Indian Premier League (IPL) by clinching the title in the inaugural edition of 2008, led by the legendary Shane Warne. Their victory, overcoming the formidable Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the final, marked a historic achievement for the franchise.
Struggles in recent years
However, the journey since that initial triumph has been challenging for the Rajasthan. Despite their early success, they have encountered significant hurdles. In subsequent seasons, the team has found it difficult to replicate their championship form. In 2022, they reached the final but faced defeat against Hardik Pandya’s Gujarat Titans (GT), failing to reclaim the trophy.
Continual challenges and opening match
Last season presented further challenges for RR as they fell short of securing a spot in the top 4, despite boasting a lineup featuring stellar talents such as Jos Buttler, Ravichandran Ashwin and Sanju Samson. Rajasthan are set to commence their campaign in the upcoming season against KL Rahul’s Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) on Sunday (March 24) at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.
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Salary of 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
