Rajasthan Royals
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The Rajasthan Royals, also known as RR, are a professional Twenty20 cricket team based in Jaipur, Rajasthan, that competes in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Founded in 2008 as one of the initial eight franchises, the team is owned by Manoj Badale and The Royals Sports Group. The Royals team is based at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. It plays its home matches at Sawai Mansingh Stadium and at Assam Cricket Association Stadium, Guwahati. The team won the inaugural edition of the IPL under the captaincy of Shane Warne, despite being written off as a title contender by the media and fans. The Royals were also the runners-up of the 2013 Champions League Twenty20 under Rahul Dravid's captaincy, and the runners-up of the 2022 Indian Premier League under the captaincy of Sanju Samson and leadership of Kumar Sangakkara. The team qualified for playoffs in 2024 Indian Premier League but lost to Sunrisers Hyderabad in qualifier 2 by 36 runs under the captaincy of Sanju Samson and leadership of Sangakkara. The team had announced former team India coach and ex-Rajasthan Royals player and mentor Rahul Dravid as Head Coach for IPL 2025. On 14 July 2015, the verdict reached by a panel appointed by the Supreme Court of India suspended Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings for two years over a 2013 betting scandal, meaning they could not participate in both the 2016 and 2017 IPL tournaments. The team returned to the competition with the 2018 season. The team's record run-scorer is Sanju Samson with 4219 runs, while the leading wicket-taker is Shane Watson, with 67 wickets.
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Tables
| Player | Nationality | From | To | Matches | Won | Lost | Tied | NR | Win% | Best Result |
| Shane Warne | Australia | 2008 | 2011 | 56 | 31 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 55.35 | Winner (2008) |
| Rahul Dravid | India | 2012 | 2013 | 40 | 23 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 57.50 | Playoffs (2013) |
| Shane Watson | Australia | 2014 | 2015 | 21 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 33.33 | Playoffs (2015) |
| Steve Smith | 2014* | 2020 | 27 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 57.50 | 8/8 (2020) | |
| Ajinkya Rahane | India | 2018 | 2019 | 24 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 37.50 | Playoffs (2018) |
| Sanju Samson | 2021 | 2025 | 59 | 30 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 50.84 | Runners-up (2022) | |
| Riyan Parag | 2025 | 2025 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 | 9/10 (2025) |
| No. | Name | Nat | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Year signed | Salary | Notes |
| Batters | ||||||||
| 27 | Shubham Dubey | | (1994-08-27) 27 August 1994 (age 31) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2024 | ₹80 lakh (US$95,000) | |
| 189 | Shimron Hetmyer | | (1996-12-26) 26 December 1996 (age 28) | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2022 | ₹11 crore (US$1.3 million) | Overseas |
| 64 | Yashasvi Jaiswal | | (2001-12-28) 28 December 2001 (age 23) | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2020 | ₹18 crore (US$2.1 million) | |
| 12 | Vaibhav Sooryavanshi | | (2011-03-27) 27 March 2011 (age 14) | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox | 2025 | crore (US$130,000) | |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||||
| Donovan Ferreira | | (1998-07-21) 21 July 1998 (age 27) | Right-handed | — | 2025 | ₹75 lakh (US$89,000) | Overseas | |
| 21 | Dhruv Jurel | | (2001-01-21) 21 January 2001 (age 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2023 | ₹14 crore (US$1.7 million) | |
| 6 | Lhuan-dre Pretorius | | (2006-03-27) 27 March 2006 (age 19) | Left-handed | 2025 | ₹30 lakh (US$35,000) | Overseas | |
| All-rounders | ||||||||
| 12 | Ravindra Jadeja | | (1988-12-06) 6 December 1988 (age 37) | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox | 2026 | ₹14 crore (US$1.7 million) | |
| 34 | Yudhvir Singh | | (1997-09-13) 13 September 1997 (age 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2025 | ₹35 lakh (US$41,000) | |
| 58 | Sam Curran | | (1997-07-29) 29 July 1997 (age 28) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | 2026 | crore (US$280,000) | |
| 05 | Riyan Parag | | (2001-11-10) 10 November 2001 (age 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2019 | ₹14 crore (US$1.7 million) | |
| Pace bowlers | ||||||||
| 20 | Sandeep Sharma | | (1993-05-18) 18 May 1993 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2023 | ₹4 crore (US$470,000) | |
| 22 | Jofra Archer | | (1995-04-01) 1 April 1995 (age 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2025 | crore (US$1.5 million) | Overseas |
| 96 | Tushar Deshpande | | (1995-05-15) 15 May 1995 (age 30) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2025 | crore (US$770,000) | |
| Nandre Burger | | (1995-08-11) 11 August 1995 (age 30) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | 2025 | crore (US$410,000) | Overseas | |
| 11 | Kwena Maphaka | | (2006-04-08) 8 April 2006 (age 19) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | 2025 | crore (US$180,000) | Overseas |
| Source: RR Squad | ||||||||
| Position | Name |
| CEO | |
| Team manager and Head of High-Performance Operations | Romi Bhinder |
| Director of cricket and head coach | Kumar Sangakkara |
| Assistant and fast bowling coach | Shane Bond |
| Assistant and batting coach | Vikram Rathour |
| Assistant coach | Trevor Penney |
| Spin bowling coach | |
| Fielding coach | |
| Head of International Player Development | Siddhartha Lahiri |
| Head of Athletic Performance | Michael Italiano |
| Head physiotherapist | John Gloster |
| Senior Physiotherapist | Craig Antony |
| Assistant Physiotherapist | Niranjan Pandit |
| Director of Analytics and Technology | Giles Lindsay |
| Lead Analyst | Panish Shetty |
| Team Doctor | Dr Ameya Kagali |
| Mental Performance Coach | Aaron Walsh |
| Strength and Conditioning Coach | Varun Ghosh |
| Vihaan Murali | |
| Source: RR Staff | |
| Year | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor (front) | Shirt sponsor (back) | Chest branding |
| 2008 | Reebok | Bajaj Allianz | Royal Challenge | Reebok |
| 2009 | Puma | UltraTech Cement | HDFC Life | 7up |
| 2010 | Moov | |||
| 2011 | Floriana | Supertech | ||
| 2012 | UltraTech Cement | |||
| 2013 | Rupa | |||
| 2014 | ||||
| 2015 | Provogue | Lawman Pg3 | ||
| 2018 | TYKA | JK Lakshmi Cement | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | KEI |
| 2019 | Alcis | Surya LED | ||
| 2020 | TV9 Bharatvarsh | Niine | ||
| 2021 | Expo 2020 | BKT | ||
| 2022 | Happilo | Dollar | ||
| 2023 | Luminous | |||
| 2024 | Neom | |||
| 2025 |
| Year | League standing | Final standing |
| 2008 | 1st out of 8 | Champions |
| 2009 | 6th out of 8 | League stage |
| 2010 | 7th out of 8 | |
| 2011 | 6th out of 10 | |
| 2012 | 7th out of 9 | |
| 2013 | 3rd out of 9 | Playoffs |
| 2014 | 5th out of 8 | League stage |
| 2015 | 4th out of 8 | Playoffs |
| 2018 | 4th out of 8 | |
| 2019 | 7th out of 8 | League stage |
| 2020 | 8th out of 8 | |
| 2021 | 7th out of 8 | |
| 2022 | 2nd out of 10 | Runners-up |
| 2023 | 5th out of 10 | League stage |
| 2024 | 3rd out of 10 | Playoffs |
| 2025 | 9th out of 10 | League Stage |
| Year | League standing | Final standing |
| 2013 | 1st out of 10 | Runners-up |
| Years | Matches | Wins | Losses | No Result | Success Rate |
| 2008 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 81.25% |
| 2009 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 42.86% |
| 2010 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 42.86% |
| 2011 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 42.86% |
| 2012 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 43.75% |
| 2013 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 61.11% |
| 2014 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 50.00% |
| 2015 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 46.67% |
| 2018 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 46.67% |
| 2019 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 35.71% |
| 2020 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 42.86% |
| 2021 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 35.71% |
| 2022 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 58.82% |
| 2023 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 50.00% |
| 2024 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 56.25% |
| 2025 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 28.57% |
| Total | 239 | 116 | 117 | 6 | 48.54% |
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