IPL 2022 runners-up Rajasthan Royals will be led by Sanju Samson. They released nine players and Rajasthan Royals retained their key players ahead of the IPL 2023 mini-auction which was held in Kochi on December 23.
They did a fantastic job in 2022, and they want to do it again this year. Sanju Samson, Yashashvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Devdutt Padikkal, Shimron Hetymer, spin duo Yuzvendra Chahal, Ravichandran Ashwin, and pace attackers Trent Boult and Obed McCoy are among their top batsmen. They are the Rajasthan Royals’ retained players for the IPL 2023 season. The following is the complete list of Rajasthan Royals retained players for the IPL 2023 season:
Rajasthan Royals Retained Players IPL 2023:
| Players | ROLE |
| Sanju Samson (c) | Batsman/Wicket-keeper |
| Jos Buttler | Batsman/Wicket-keeper |
| R. Ashwin | Bowler |
| Shimron Hetmyer | Batsman |
| Riyan Parag | All-rounder |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | Batsman |
| Trent Boult | Bowler |
| Devdutt Padikkal | Batsman |
| KC Cariappa | Bowler |
| Kuldeep Yadav | Bowler |
| Kuldeep Sen | Bowler |
| Dhruv Jurel | Batsman/Wicket-keeper |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | Bowler |
| Prasidh Krishna | Bowler |
| Prasidh Krishna | Bowler |
| Obed McCoy | Bowler |
After a big defeat in previous year finals Rajasthan is once again ready to shine. RR has came as one of the strongest team of IPL in past few years, with new management and new captain. RR has became one of the toughest team in this edition of IPL.
They are currently the toppers in the IPL 2023 points table. RR have played four matches so far from which they have only lost one against PBKS. Rajasthan Royals (RR) will play their fifth match today against former title holder GT.
Jos Buttler, one of the players that was retained by Rajasthan Royals ahead of IPL 2023. He is the third highest run-scores with 204 runs in four innings.
Rajasthan Royals retained the majority of players from their previous squad. They were the finalist no doubt which makes them the favourites for the 16th edition of IPL.
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Complete squad of Rajasthan Royals (RR) in IPL 2023:
SQUAD OF RR in IPL 2023: Sanju Samson (C), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Yuzvendra Chahal, Trent Boult, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jos Buttler, Sandeep Sharma, Jason Holder, Adam Zampa, Joe Root, Akash Vashisht, Abdul PA, Devdutt Padikkal, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Kuldip Yadav, Murugan Ashwin, KM Asif, Donovan Fereira, Navdeep Saini, Kuldeep Sen, Kunal Rathore, Riyan Parag, Obed McCoy, and KC Kariappa.
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Batsman: Shimron Hetmyer, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Devdutt Padikkal, Riyan Parag, Joe Roo.
Wicket-keepers: Sanju Samson (c), Jos Buttler, Dhruv Jurel, Kunal Rathore, Donovan Ferreira
Bowlers: Trent Boult , KC Cariappa, Yuzvendra Chahal, Obed McCoy , Sandeep Sharma, Navdeep Saini, Kuldeep Sen, Kuldip Yadav, Murugan Ashwin, Adam Zampa, KM Asif.
All-rounders: Ravichandran Ashwin, Abdul P A, Akash Vashisht, Jason Holder.
