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| League | Indian Premier League | ||
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| Captain | Ravindra Jadeja | ||
| Coach | Kumar Sangakkara | ||
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| City | Jaipur,Rajasthan, India | ||
| Founded | 2008; 17 years ago (2008) | ||
| Home ground | Sawai Mansingh Stadium,Jaipur | ||
| Capacity | 24,000[2] | ||
| Secondary home ground(s) | Assam Cricket Association Stadium,Guwahati | ||
| Secondary ground capacity | 37,800 | ||
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| Indian Premier League wins | 1 (2008) | ||
| Official website | rajasthanroyals.com | ||
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TheRajasthan Royals, also known asRR, are a professionalTwenty20 cricket team based inJaipur, Rajasthan, that competes in theIndian Premier League (IPL).[3] Founded in 2008 as one of the initial eight franchises, the team is owned byManoj Badale and The Royals Sports Group.[4] The Royals team is based at theSawai Mansingh Stadium inJaipur.[5][6] It plays its home matches at Sawai Mansingh Stadium and atAssam Cricket Association Stadium,Guwahati.[7]
The team won theinaugural edition of the IPL under the captaincy ofShane Warne, despite being written off as a title contender by the media and fans. The Royals were also the runners-up of the2013 Champions League Twenty20 underRahul Dravid's captaincy,[7][8] and the runners-up of the2022 Indian Premier League under the captaincy ofSanju Samson and leadership ofKumar Sangakkara. The team qualified for playoffs in2024 Indian Premier League but lost toSunrisers Hyderabad in qualifier 2 by 36 runs under the captaincy ofSanju Samson and leadership of Sangakkara. The team had announced former team India coach and ex-Rajasthan Royals player and mentorRahul Dravid as Head Coach for IPL 2025.[9]
On 14 July 2015, the verdict reached by a panel appointed by theSupreme Court of India suspended Rajasthan Royals andChennai Super Kings for two years over a2013 betting scandal, meaning they could not participate in both the2016 and2017 IPL tournaments. The team returned to the competition with the2018 season.
The team's record run-scorer isSanju Samson with 4219 runs,[10] while the leading wicket-taker isShane Watson, with 67 wickets.[11]
TheBoard of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the establishment of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in September 2007, aTwenty20 competition to be started in 2008.[12] The Rajasthan Royals were one of the original eight teams in the inaugural season of the IPL in 2008. Emerging Media gained ownership of the Jaipur-based franchise team with a bid of $67 million, making it the least expensive team in the league.[3]
As of 2024,[13] the franchise is owned by the Royals Sports Group (Emerging Media Sporting Holdings Limited), which holds a 65% stake. Key minority stakeholders includeLachlan Murdoch and RedBird Capital Partners.[14] There have been past controversies regarding the ownership of the franchise, leading to a brief expulsion of the team from the league in 2010.[15] The franchise made a pre-tax profit of $7.5 million in 2009.[16]
In 2010, the BCCI decided to expelKings XI Punjab and Rajasthan Royals from the IPL.[17] The expulsion baffled captainShane Warne who stated that he suspected that there might be some foul play and that the BCCI might possess some ulterior motives.[18] The Rajasthan Royals filed an appeal against the decision and the two parties went to theBombay High Court.[15] The Bombay High Court adjourned that case until 29 October 2010,[19] but it was revised to 15 November because they didn't want it to coincide with Diwali celebrations from 1 to 14 November.[20]
Later, it was announced by the Royals that they told the Bombay High Court that they would be negotiating with an arbitrator to see if they could reconcile with the IPL.[21] The arbitrator announced that while the investigation was ongoing, the Royals would remain a part of the IPL for six weeks and the BCCI would not be allowed to change rules which might go against the Royals. The six-week period included the player auction in which Rajasthan Royals participated.[22] After this, the Bombay High Court rejected the appeals of the BCCI against keeping the Rajasthan Royals in the IPL for six weeks while the case was sorted out.[23] It was estimated that because of the losses in court cases and damage to its reputation, the BCCI decided not to pursue further legal action against the Rajasthan Royals or Kings XI Punjab – the teams were allowed to remain in the IPL.[24]
In 2015, the team was banned for two years following theLodha Committee inquiry.[25]
Rajasthan Royals became the source of controversy when inappropriate and fictitious bids were made, violating theBCCI norms.[26]Ranjit Barthakur and Fraser Castellino were the only two shareholders of the team, which was completely unknown to the BCCI at the time.[27][28] An out-of-court settlement between the two ensued.[citation needed] In 2015, Rajasthan Royals were banned for two years by the BCCI, with its ownerRaj Kundra banned for life.[29]
Before the start of theinaugural IPL season, many considered the Royals as possibly the weakest team in the IPL, giving them little chance of competing well in the tournament.[30] Evidence of the latter opinion seemed to be confirmed when the team lost its first match against theDelhi Daredevils in a 9 wicket loss.[31] The fears were confirmed that the team was likely to struggle.[32]
In their first home game ever atSawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur, they played against theKings XI Punjab and won by 6 wickets as Shane Watson was declared the man of the match for his unbeaten 76 off 49 balls in what was a successful run chase. That was followed by a crucial 3 wicket win against the season favourite,Deccan Chargers, in Hyderabad. The victory proved to be a huge morale booster.Yusuf Pathan won the first man of the match award for his bowling figures of 2/20 in 4 overs and a 28-ball 61.
The next game against theKolkata Knight Riders was won by 45 runs whereSwapnil Asnodkar received his first man of the match award for a fine knock of 60 off just 34 balls.
They further managed to defeat theChennai Super Kings in Jaipur but lost toMumbai Indians in Navi Mumbai. The Royals continued to win the next five games in a row. They were the first team to book a place in the semi-finals with their 65 run win over theRoyal Challengers Bangalore and were pitted against Chennai Super Kings for the finals. The Royals won by 3 wickets in the final played on 1 June 2008.
The all-rounderShane Watson won the man of the tournament award for scoring as many as 472 runs and picking 17 wickets.Shane Warne's captaincy and coaching were praised and well received by everyone,[33][34] including opposition teams.[35][36]
Each player and representative in the team was awarded a medal. The team was presented with the DLF Indian Premier League trophy along with a cheque for US$1.2 million prize money. Many of the Royals players also took home individual awards for their performance during the tournament;Yusuf Pathan claimed theMan of the Match award for the final match,Sohail Tanvir finished the tournament in possession of the Purple Cap (the IPL's leading wicket-taker), and Australian all-rounderShane Watson was declared theMan of the Series.
The Royals were the defending champions.Sohail Tanvir was ineligible to play for the team as PCB failed to provide NOC for Pakistani players playing in the competition.Shane Watson was unavailable for the whole season asAustralia toured to UAE for the ODI series against Pakistan. Without these two, the team looked slightly weaker than the previous season and players such asGraeme Smith,Shaun Tait, andShane Warne had to be relied on.[37]
The defending champions got off to the worst possible start by losing their opening match by 75 runs toRoyal Challengers Bangalore in a match which saw The Royals record what was at the time the lowest total (58 all out) in the history of the IPL and to date is still the second lowest.[38][39] The same match also saw the Royals pick-up the unwanted record of the lowest ever powerplay total (14/2) in the IPL.[40] They remained defeated by Mumbai Indians, Kolkata Knight Riders, Kings XI Punjab, and Chennai Super Kings but they won over Delhi Daredevils and Deccan Chargers. The Royals were at the end of the points table.Mohammed Kaif,Dinesh Salunkhe,Paras Dogra, Anup Revandkar,Shrideep Mangela, Ashraf Makda, and Azhar Malik were dropped from the team and sent home.[41]
Rajasthan Royals ended 6th out of the 8 teams in the competition, winning 6 matches out of the 14 they played. The Royals failed to make it to the semi-finals after losing their last two matches against Delhi Daredevils and Kolkata Knight Riders.[37]
On 14 May 2009, it was announced that Rajasthan Royals would meetMiddlesex Crusaders in a one-offTwenty20 for theBritish Asian Cup. It was the first time that an annual charity series was to be played between the Twenty20 champions of the two countries. The match took place on 6 July 2009. The teams were announced on 3 July 2009 with Rajasthan Royals includingMohammad Kaif and the comeback ofSohail Tanvir.
The match was won by Rajasthan Royals by 46 runs after scoring 162/5 in 20 overs and successfully defending it by 46 runs (Middlesex 116/7). The Man of the Match wasDimitri Mascarenhas.[42]
The Royals were back in India after their average outing in South Africa. This time they seemed to be a better outfit as they were to play in conditions that should have suited them the most. But they had to suffer an unfortunate start to the competition, with a narrow 4 run defeat to the Mumbai Indians at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai. The highlight of this match though, was Yusuf Pathan hitting the fastest ever hundred in IPL history, off only 37 balls. Even some of the Mumbai fans were disappointed not to see Rajasthan win, by the end of it all.[32][43]
They went on to lose to the Delhi Daredevils by 6 wickets in one of their new ‘home’ grounds, Ahmedabad. And were again bruised badly by the Royal Challengers Bangalore, who won by 10 wickets. The team remained inconsistent throughout the whole season, winning their next four matches consecutively. One of the young Turks of the erstwhile ICL, Abhishek Jhunjhunwala impressed against the franchise representing his home state, Kolkata Knight Riders as his 36-ball 45 helped the Royals win by 34 runs.
Followed by which the Western Australian batsman Adam Voges hit 45 runs off 24 balls to help Rajasthan beat Punjab in Mohali by 31 runs. The team seemed to have adapted to the Ahmedabad conditions better with wins against Deccan Chargers by 8 wickets as Yusuf Pathan continued his good form against the team, while they beat Chennai Super Kings by 17 runs, thanks to wicket-keeper batsman Naman Ojha's 49-ball 80.
But they lost against Chennai in their return clash as Murali Vijay's hundred took the game away from them as well as were crushed in Delhi by 67 runs. But they managed to escape a Deccan Chargers attack, with a narrow 2 run victory in Nagpur and continued their unbeaten run in Jaipur though, as the out of sorts Kings XI Punjab were duly beaten by 9 wickets with English opener Michael Lumb winning the man of the match award for his 43-ball 83.
Once again, Rajasthan Royals ended the tournament miserably with losses to Mumbai Indians and the Royal Challengers Bangalore at home and the Kolkata Knight Riders in the last round-robin game in Kolkata. Consequently, they failed to make it to the playoffs for the second consecutive season as they finished 7th out of the 8 teams in the competition, winning 6 games out of 14 played.[32]
The Rajasthan Royals, and theKings XI Punjab were temporarily ejected from the league due to issues with their unreported ownership changes. The teams were reinstated with involvement from the High Court.[44] Their owners were broken into several legal entities when theBCCI required the incorporation of the companies.[45][46] Kochi was also at risk of ejection for the same reasons before BCCI cleared their new ownership pattern for the tournament.[47]
The team management decided to retain the Australian duo of Shane Warne and Shane Watson for the following three seasons of the IPL, although Warne's future continued to be uncertain. Yet, he decided to make this his final season for the Rajasthan Royals on the insistence of the team owners who felt that he was the ultimate source of inspiration for the team on and off the field.
In the auction, the team's funds were reduced since they were penalised by the BCCI in 2010 and as a result, had to pay a certain amount of bank guarantee as fixed by the High Court. But they possessed an adequate amount of money to buy some of the world's finest T20 players, which they did not exactly.
They managed to buy back Australian fast bowlerShaun Tait for US$300,000 as well as South African bowling all-rounder Johan Botha for US$950,000. The other star players which they picked were New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor for US$1 million as well as ‘The Wall’Rahul Dravid for half that price. England's World T20 2010 winning skipperPaul Collingwood was also purchased for a mere US$250,000. The other players were mostly from the domestic circuits but were confident individuals following Rajasthan winning theRanji Trophy that year.
Rajasthan Royals began the IPL 2011 in grand fashion, beating the Kumar Sangakkara-led Deccan Chargers by 8 wickets, with the young Indian pacer Siddharth Trivedi adjudged the man of the match for his spell of 3/15 and the Royals continued their fine record against the Chargers. While Shane Warne defied age with a fine piece of bowling to assist Rajasthan in defeating a weakened Delhi Daredevils side by 6 wickets, with figures of 2/17.
However, their confidence was dented with two back-to-back defeats to the new-look Kolkata Knight Riders in three days. In the clash at Jaipur, they lost by 9 wickets, due to a 100-run partnership between Gautam Gambhir and Jacques Kallis, Whereas, in Kolkata, Lakshmipathy Balaji picked 3/15 in 4 overs on a minefield pitch in Eden Gardens to help his team pull off an 8 wicket victory.
The match against the Royal Challengers Bangalore in Bangalore was washed out due to rain, which made Rajasthan's task of making it into the last four much tougher. Shaun Marsh was in great nick and his 42-ball 71 resulted in the Royals losing to Kings XI Punjab in Mohali by 48 runs. However, they pulled together a string of a hat-trick of home wins, as Rajasthan chased successfully in all the three matches. The first was against the Kochi Tuskers Kerala, winning by 8 wickets. Followed by Mumbai Indians, the No. 1 team then on the points table as they chased down a total of 100 with 7 wickets to spare. And then the Pune Warriors India were undone by Ross Taylors’ 35-ball 47 not out, as Rajasthan won by 6 wickets.
But again it was inconsistency which let the Royals down badly. They were given a proper thumping by the eventual champions Chennai Super Kings in both the matches they played against each other, within five days. The in-form Royal Challengers Bangalore thrashed them by 9 wickets, while they were bowled out for 97 in their 8-wicket defeat to the Kochi Tuskers Kerala.
Although this time they ended their round-robin matches well with a win against the Mumbai Indians in Mumbai and in the process, giving Shane Warne a fitting farewell, Rajasthan were dismissed from the competition since they ended at the 6th position out of the 10 teams in the tournament, having again won 6 out of their 14 matches played, with one being a no result.[32]
Rajasthan Royals finished in seventh place among the points table in season 5 of the IPL, winning only seven matches out of sixteen.[48]
Rajasthan Royals qualified for the playoff stage by finishing third in the group stage, thus grabbing a spot in 2013 Champions League Twenty20. They won against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the eliminator but lost to Mumbai Indians in the second qualifier, which led to their exit from the tournament.[49][50]Shane Watson was declared the Man of the Tournament.
On 16 May 2013, three Rajasthan Royals playersSreesanth,Ankeet Chavan andAjit Chandila were arrested from Mumbai by Delhi Police along with eleven bookies on charges of spot-fixing in the tournament. The fixing happened in the matches against Pune Warriors on 5 May, Kings XI Punjab on 9 May and Mumbai Indians on 15 May.[51] Later, BCCI suspended the three players.[52]
Rajasthan Royals retained five players –Sanju Samson,Ajinkya Rahane,Shane Watson,James Faulkner andStuart Binny – for the seventh season of the IPL. James Faulkner scored 65 runs off the last 17 balls at a strike rate of 382.35 to win the match against RCB.[53]Shane Watson led the side andRahul Dravid played the role of a mentor.[54][55]
In the 2015 IPL, Rajasthan Royals qualified for the playoffs by finishing fourth in the league stage, but lost to Royal Challengers Bangalore in the eliminator, which led to their exit from the tournament.[56][57]
In 2018, the Rajasthan Royals made a comeback to the IPL after two years of suspension. Prior to the 2018 IPL auction, the Royals retainedSteve Smith for₹120 million (US$1.4 million), announcing him as captain for the 2018 season.[58] Following theball tampering controversy in March 2018, Smith stepped down as Royals captain withAjinkya Rahane appointed. Smith was subsequently banned from playing in the 2018 IPL season.[59][60][61][62] Following Steve Smith's ban,Heinrich Klaasen was announced as replacement.
On 2 May 2018, in a match against theDelhi Daredevils,Jos Buttler scored the fastest ever 50 for Rajasthan Royals, off just 18 balls. This was also the fifth-fastest in IPL history. However, RR lost the match by four runs after failing to make the revised target of 151 from 12 overs due to rain. Buttler also equalledVirender Sehwag’s record for most consecutive fifties in the IPL, with 5 consecutive fifties.
The Royals managed to secure fourth place in the regular season, with 14 points. However, they crashed out of the playoffs in the eliminator against Kolkata Knight Riders, losing by 25 runs inEden Gardens.
Ahead of 2019 IPL Auction, Royals retained 16 players and released 9 players. During the auction, Rajasthan bought 9 players.
Paddy Upton was named the Royals coach ahead of2019 Indian Premier League.Steve Smith made a comeback to the IPL on 25 March 2019 after he was banned by BCCI to participate in the 2018 season due toAustralian ball-tampering controversy.Ajinkya Rahane retained his captaincy at the start of the season, however, on 20 April 2019Steve Smith replacedAjinkya Rahane as captain of Rajasthan Royals after a string of poor results.[63]
Ahead of 2020 IPL Auction, Royals retained 11 players and released 11 players. Royals have tradedAjinkya Rahane,Krishnappa Gowtham,Dhawal Kulkarni toDelhi Capitals,Kings XI Punjab andMumbai Indians respectively. Royals boughtMayank Markande,Rahul Tewatia andAnkit Rajpoot via trade fromDelhi Capitals andKings XI Punjab.[64]
Andrew McDonald was named the Royals head coach of2020 Indian Premier League replacingPaddy Upton.Steve Smith was named to continue as captain of Royals.[65]
The team started off really well in the season by winning their first two matches.[66] However, they could not keep the momentum and succumbed to four consecutive losses after it, and ended their season at the bottom of the points table after winning six out of fourteen matches.[67] Despite Rajasthan ending at the bottom, their bowlerJofra Archer was named the most valuable player of the season.[68]
On 20 January 2021, ahead of the auction for the2021 Indian Premier League, Rajasthan released eight players, including their captainSteve Smith. On the same day, they also announced thatSanju Samson would be the captain for the 2021 season.[69] In his first match as captain Samson smashed a century (119 off 63 deliveries) but failed to win the match for his team as Royals lost to Punjab Kings by 4 runs in a high scoring encounter.[70] Samson was the highest run scorer for the team for the season with 484 runs in 14 innings andChris Morris was the highest wicket-taker for the team with 15 wickets in 11 innings. Rajasthan failed to qualify for the play-offs and finished 7th in the points table after winning only 5 matches out of 14 matches.
On 30 November 2021, ahead of the auction for the2022 Indian Premier League, Rajasthan retained their captainSanju Samson,Jos Buttler, and youngsterYashasvi Jaiswal and released all the other players from their squad[71][72]
Royals bought a set of experienced international stars includingRavichandran Ashwin,Trent Boult,Shimron Hetmyer,Yuzvendra Chahal,James Neesham,Nathan Coulter-Nile,Rassie van der Dussen,Daryl Mitchell
After doing well in the league stage and finishing second in the points table, the team lost twice toGujarat Titans within the space of six days, first in Qualifier 1 and then in the final to finish as runners up. Jos Buttler earned the MVP award, as well as the Orange Cap with a tally of 864 runs in 17 innings, whileYuzvendra Chahal won the Purple Cap for taking the most wickets (27) in the season.
Rajasthan Royals started their 2023 campaign with a 72 runs victory margin against Sunrisers Hyderabad.[73] The excellent form of talented youngYashasvi Jaiswal was the biggest achievement for RR. Jaiswal who was the 'Emerging Player of the Season' award winner, made 625 runs in 14 games with an elegant average of 48.07 and a superb strike rate of 163.61.[74]
After an excellent first half of the tournament winning 4 of its first 7 matches Royals failed to qualify for the play-offs after winning only 3 of its last 7 matches and ended up 5th on the points table. Jaiswal was the highest run-scorer for the team with 625 runs and Yuzvendra Chahal finished the season with 21 wickets.
The Royals started off theirseason well winning their first four matches. The streak was broken when they lost to the Titans on the last ball of the match.[75] They followed this with a close win against Punjab.[76] In the next match against KKR, the Royals equaled the highest ever chased in the IPL when they scored 8/224 courtesy ofJos Buttler scoring an unbeaten 107.[77] After which they went on another winning streak.
Royals won 8 of its first 9 matches but went on to lose next 4 of its last 5 matches with their last league match being washed off in rain, RR managed to qualify for playoffs. In the eliminator they defeatedRoyal Challengers Bangalore, they lost againstSunrisers Hyderabad by 36 runs in the second qualifier. The highest run scorer of this season from this team wasRiyan Parag (573). The highest wicket taker of this season from this team wasAvesh Khan (19).
Royals retainedSanju Samson,Yashasvi Jaiswal,Dhruv Jurel,Riyan Parag,Shimron Hetmyer andSandeep Sharma ahead of the 2025 IPL mega auctions.[78] They released marquee players like Jos Buttler, Yuzvendra Chahal, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult ahead of the auctions. In 2025, ahead of the IPL Auction 2025, Rajasthan Royals called upVaibhav Sooryavanshi for trials. They challenged Vaibhav to make 17 runs of an over which Sooryavanshi fulfilled with 3 sixes. They signed him in the auction for 1.10CR (crore). Sooryavanshi later on made a 35 ball century againstGujarat Titans inJaipur, India.Sanju Samson was injured mid season due to an abdominal injury.
The team anthem was called 'Halla Bol'. In the first IPL season, the song was sung byIla Arun.[79] In the second season, it was sung bySunidhi Chauhan.[80] The anthem was sung by Amit Trivedi and Mame Khan for the 2023 season.[81]
The team's mascot is a lion namedMoochu Singh.[30]
The rivalry between Rajasthan Royals and Punjab Kings is a long-standing one. Known as the Northern Derby, it is often a high-scoring encounter. In 25 matches, the Royals have come out on top 14 times; the Kings have won 11.[82]
During the fourth match of the 2019 season, Ravichandran Ashwin, who at the time played for Punjab, ran out Jos Buttler at the non-striker's end.[83] This caused tensions to flare between the teams.
In 2020, thanks to a brilliant opening stand between KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal, Punjab scored 223/2 from their 20 overs. Rajasthan got off to a good start in the chase, but wickets began to fall, and the required run rate grew. Rahul Tewatia (at the time on 8 runs off 19 balls) hit five sixes in Sheldon Cottrell's 18th over to narrow the gap. Tom Curran hit the winning runs in the final over to give Rajasthan a famous comeback victory,[84] setting the record for the highest successful run chase in IPL history until Punjab Kings themselves broke the record in 2024.
Traditionally, the Rajasthan Royals usually purchase relatively unknown or uncapped cricketers, meaning those who have not played for their nation, at cut-throat prices. The Royals are famous for their frugal spending in the IPL auctions, even during the mega-auctions held once in 3 years. They have even bought players who had previously never played first-class cricket such asDinesh Salunkhe andPravin Tambe. The team has also purchased leading world cricketers such asShane Warne,Rahul Dravid,Shane Watson,Jos Buttler,Sanju Samson andRavichandran Ashwin.
Many of the cricketers who have played for the Royals, having been bought by them as relatively unknown players, have ended up as leading international cricketers partly due to their strong performances in the IPL and backing from the Royals management. In the initial seasons, such players includedTaruwar Kohli, who was acquired by the franchise in 2008 under the Under-19 player quota, andYusuf Pathan, the elder brother of the Indian all-rounderIrfan Pathan, who was relatively unknown in cricketing circles unlike his more-celebrated younger brother. Yusuf's brilliant performances in the initial seasons of the IPL earned him a place in the Indian cricket team and he was amember of the Indian squad which won the 2011 Cricket World Cup. Even AustralianShane Watson, who has played for the Royals ever since its inception, became a permanent, consistent and leading member of theAustralian cricket team soon after his brilliant first season with the Royals in 2008. In the later seasons, these players have included Indian cricketers such asAjinkya Rahane, wicket-keeper-batsmanSanju Samson, leg-spinner Tambe, whose performances for the Royals earned him aRanji Trophy debut forMumbai at the age of 42,[85]Stuart Binny andDhawal Kulkarni, as well as international cricketers likeJames Faulkner,Steve Smith andTim Southee. Even off-spinnerAjit Chandila, who played only 2 first-class matches and was also convicted in the spot-fixing scandal, was one of the top bowlers for the Royals during the 2012 and 2013 seasons.[86]
Last updated: 31 May 2025[87]
| Player | Nationality[a] | From | To | Matches | Won | Lost | Tied | NR | Win% | Best Result |
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| 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) |
The home venue of the Royals is theSawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. The stadium was built during the reign ofMaharaja Sawai Man Singh II. It is situated at one corner of the Rambagh Circle. The stadium seats 24,000 after the 2006 renovation. TheSardar Patel Stadium inAhmedabad has also hosted Rajasthan Royals' home matches.[88] TheAssam Cricket Association Stadium, Guwahati inAssam has also hosted the Rajasthan Royals' matches for the 2023-24 season.[89]
TheSawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur once again started to host the Royals' home games from the 2018 IPL season onwards after their return from a two-year suspension which also saw the stadium being banned from hosting matches for four years.
| 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-armoff break | 2024 | ₹80 lakh (US$95,000) | |
| 189 | Shimron Hetmyer |  | (1996-12-26)26 December 1996 (age 28) | Left-handed | Right-armleg break | 2022 | ₹11 crore (US$1.3 million) | Overseas |
| 64 | Yashasvi Jaiswal | | (2001-12-28)28 December 2001 (age 23) | Left-handed | Right-armleg break | 2020 | ₹18 crore (US$2.1 million) | |
| 12 | Vaibhav Sooryavanshi | | (2011-03-27)27 March 2011 (age 14) | Left-handed | Left-armorthodox | 2025 | ₹1.1 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-armmedium-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 36) | Left-handed | Left-armorthodox | 2026 | ₹14 crore (US$1.7 million) | |
| 34 | Yudhvir Singh | | (1997-09-13)13 September 1997 (age 28) | Right-handed | Right-armmedium-fast | 2025 | ₹35 lakh (US$41,000) | |
| 58 | Sam Curran |  | (1997-07-29)29 July 1997 (age 28) | Left-handed | Left-armmedium-fast | 2026 | ₹2.4 crore (US$280,000) | |
| 05 | Riyan Parag | | (2001-11-10)10 November 2001 (age 24) | Right-handed | Right-armleg break | 2019 | ₹14 crore (US$1.7 million) | |
| Pace bowlers | ||||||||
| 20 | Sandeep Sharma | | (1993-05-18)18 May 1993 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right-armmedium-fast | 2023 | ₹4 crore (US$470,000) | |
| 22 | Jofra Archer | | (1995-04-01)1 April 1995 (age 30) | Right-handed | Right-armfast | 2025 | ₹12.5 crore (US$1.5 million) | Overseas |
| 96 | Tushar Deshpande | | (1995-05-15)15 May 1995 (age 30) | Left-handed | Right-armmedium-fast | 2025 | ₹6.5 crore (US$770,000) | |
| Nandre Burger | | (1995-08-11)11 August 1995 (age 30) | Left-handed | Left-armmedium-fast | 2025 | ₹3.5 crore (US$410,000) | Overseas | |
| 11 | Kwena Maphaka | | (2006-04-08)8 April 2006 (age 19) | Left-handed | Left-armmedium-fast | 2025 | ₹1.5 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 | |
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| 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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