Rajasthan Royals Team IPL 2022 2022

Rajasthan Royals is based in Jaipur, Rajasthan and they won the first edition of IPL in 2008 under the captaincy of Shane Warne. The Royals have been struggling to find another title since then and have made a lot of changes over the years.

They were also part of the 2-year ban along with Chennai Super Kings during 2016-2017 edition due to IPL betting scam.

Just before the 2021 IPL edition, Rajasthan released the captain Steve Smith and appointed Sanju Samson as the captain who will lead the team in the 2022 season as well.

After winning the first ever IPL in 2008, Rajasthan Royals have regularly underperformed in subsequent seasons. They finished seventh in 2019, eighth in 2020 and seventh in 2021.

Rajasthan Royals Team Information

Sanju Samson will lead a much-changed franchise in 2022. He was the only consistent performer for Rajasthan Royals during last season’s campaign.

The team will be coached by Kumar Sangakkara for the second successive season with an improvement on the finishing position imperative.

In recent seasons, Rajasthan Royals have had a strong English contingent. However, this year Jos Buttler will be the only Englishman in the squad.

Only Sanju Samson scored more than 260 runs for Rajasthan Royals in the tournament last season. The signings of Karun Nair, Shimron Hetmyer and Rassie van der Dussen will be expected to all contribute big numbers.

A full season of Jos Buttler should produce some match-winning performances. Alongside Samson and Yashasvi Jaiswal, Buttler is the third retained player in the squad.

Rajasthan Royals have invested in players from T20 World Cup Runners-Up New Zealand. The trio of Jimmy Neesham, Daryl Mitchell and Trent Boult all have excellent records in this format.

Rajasthan Royals Retained Players 2022

Sanju Samson Rs 14 Crore, Jos Buttler Rs 10 Crore, Yashasvi Jaiswal Rs 4 Crore

Rajasthan Royals Players IPL 2022

Karun Nair Rs 1.4 Crore, Shimron Hetmyer Rs 8.5 Crore, Rassie van der Dussen Rs 1 Crore, Devdutt Padikkal Rs 7.75 Crore, Rs iyan Parag Rs 3.8 Crore, Nathan Coulter-Nile Rs 2 Crore, Jimmy Neesham Rs 1.5 Crore, Daryl Mitchell Rs 75 Lakh, Ravichandran Ashwin Rs 5 Crore, Shubham Garhwal Rs 20 Lakh, Anunay Singh Rs 20 Lakh, Yuzvendra Chahal Rs 6.5 Crore, K.C.Cariappa Rs 30 Lakh, Tejas Baroka Rs 20 Lakh, Kuldeep Sen Rs 20 Lakh, Kuldip Yadav Rs 20 Lakh, Obed McCoy Rs 75 Lakh, Navdeep Saini Rs 2.6 Crore, Prasidh Krishna Rs 10 Crore, Trent Boult Rs 8 Crore, Dhruv Jurel Rs 20 Lakh

We Predict RR to Finish at Eighth Position

Although a top four finish is probably out of reach, we expect the Royals to be in a group of teams vying for a top half spot. It will be very tight and an extra win could be the difference between fifth and ninth.

A lot will depend on the form of Jos Buttler. If Rajasthan Royals are over-reliant on the runs of Sanju Samson again then they will be fighting at the wrong end of the table.

Can RR Win IPL 2022?

Scoring enough runs seems to be the main reason for the bookies offering longish odds for the Royals. They have some real match-winners so the odds could be seen as value for some. Betway and Bet365 are both offering 9.00 for a Rajasthan Royals IPL win in 2022.

RR Match Schedule IPL 2022