RR Full Squad IPL 2025: Rajasthan Royals have prepared their 20-member squad after the IPL 2025 mega auction. In the two-day IPL 2025 auction held in Jeddah, the Royals won a lot of applause by buying 13-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi.
The franchise spent Rs 119.70 crore to buy 20 players. However, Rajasthan Royals bought only 6 players instead of 8 foreign players.
Rajasthan Royals Full Squad for IPL 2025
Rajasthan Royals had a strong performance last season. He had travelled till the playoffs. In the upcoming season, the responsibility of getting the title to Rajasthan Royals will be on the shoulders of former Indian head coach Rahul Dravid. Sanju Samson will be the captain of the Royals.
Before the IPL 2025 mega auction, Rajasthan Royals had retained 6 players. This is how the Rajasthan Royals squad looks after the auction.n
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| Player Name | Type | Price (INR) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanju Samson | Batter | 18.00 Crore | Retained |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | Batter | 18.00 Crore | Retained |
| Riyan Parag | All-Rounder | 14.00 Crore | Retained |
| Dhruv Jurel | Wicketkeeper | 14.00 Crore | Retained |
| Shimron Hetmyer | Batter | 11.00 Crore | Retained |
| Sandeep Sharma | Bowler | 4.00 Crore | Retained |
| Jofra Archer | Bowler | 12.50 Crore | Bought (Day 1) |
| Mahesh Theekshana | Bowler | 4.40 Crore | Bought (Day 1) |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | All-Rounder | 5.25 Crore | Bought (Day 1) |
| Akash Madhwal | Bowler | 1.20 Crore | Bought (Day 1) |
| Kumar Karthikeya Singh | Bowler | 30 Lakh | Bought (Day 1) |
| Nitish Rana | Batter | 4.20 Crore | Bought (Day 2) |
| Tushar Deshpande | Bowler | 6.50 Crore | Bought (Day 2) |
| Shubham Dubey | All-Rounder | 80 Lakh | Bought (Day 2) |
| Yudhveer Singh Charak | Bowler | 35 Lakh | Bought (Day 2) |
| Fazalhaq Farooqui | Bowler | 2.00 Crore | Bought (Day 2) |
| Vaibhav Suryavanshi | Bowler | 1.10 Crore | Bought (Day 2) |
| Kwena Mphaka | Bowler | 1.50 Crore | Bought (Day 2) |
| Kunal Rathore | Batter | 30 Lakh | Bought (Day 2) |
| Ashok Sharma | Bowler | 30 Lakh | Bought (Day 2) |
Highlights of the Auction
This team became the winner in the first season of IPL. But from 2009 to 2012, this team could not go beyond the league stage. In 2009, Rajasthan got eighth place. In 2012, this team went to the playoffs. In 2014, it remained in the league stage again. In 2015 and 2018, this team reached the playoffs. From 2019 to 2021, this team again remained in the league stage.
Rajasthan has retained six players this year. Sanju Samson, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, and Sandeep Sharma have been retained. Rajasthan has spent 18 crores for Samson and Jaiswal.
The team has given 14 crores for Riyan and Jurel. 11 crores and four crores have been spent for Hetmyer and Sandeep Sharma respectively. This team was runner-up in 2022, reached the league stage in 2023 and was successful in reaching the playoffs in 2024.
The Rajasthan Royals aim to replicate their success from the inaugural IPL season and add another.
