Rajasthan Royals | Indian Premier League (IPL) Cricket Team
The Pink City of Jaipur is represented by the Rajasthan Royals. At first glance, this team will appear as the underdog. But beware, it is the only team to have a player who will also coach and captain the team. And it is none other than the spin wizard from Down Under - Shane Warne. Warne is also the only non-Indian cricketer to lead a side in the IPL.
Owned by the Emerging Media Group,The team logo has a lion citing the power of the Royals and the war horn which denotes a war cry. The team will reflect Rajput values of courage and valour.
Considered by many in the inaugral season to be a team of no hopers. This side shocked the world by winning the league.
Team Captain/Coach Shane Warne, Team Colours Blue and Gold
Home ground:
* Sawai Mansingh Stadium (30000)
* Sardar Patel Stadium (54000)
No of players bought: 8 (2 Indian, 6 overseas)
Money spent: $6.2m (out of a reduced cap of $7m)
Ross Taylor ($1m)
Paul Collingwood ($250,000)
Johan Botha ($950,000)
Like after the first auction in 2008, Rajasthan look the weakest of the squads. For a franchise that started out with $2m less than the others due to legal complications, the decision to retain Shane Warne at an exorbitant $1.8m was a puzzle. To top that, they purchased another foreign spinner, Johan Botha, at a princely $950,000 - the most bizarre buy of the weekend. They now have only two Indian players - Rahul Dravid and Pankaj Singh, and no wicketkeepers yet, unless they plan to make Dravid keep. Expect them to pull out more wildcards like Swapnil Asnodkar and Kamran Khan to get by. And they'll pray there's no Australian tour during the IPL - if Shane Watson and Shaun Tait are away, this squad will be in tatters.
Squad
Batsmen: Ross Taylor ($1m), Rahul Dravid ($500,000)
Bowlers: Shane Warne (retained), Johan Botha ($950,000), Shaun Tait ($300,000), Pankaj Singh ($95,000)
Allrounders: Shane Watson (retained), Paul Collingwood ($250,000)
2010 results: Played: 14, Won: 6, Lost: 8.
2011 Result Played 14 Won 6 Lost 8
DATE |
HOME TEAM |
AWAY TEAM |
RESULT |
Apr 09 2011 |
Deccan Chargers |
Rajasthan Royals |
RR Won |
Apr 12 2011 |
Rajasthan Royals |
Delhi Daredevils |
RR Won |
Apr 15 2011 |
Rajasthan Royals |
Kolkata Knight Riders |
KKR Won |
Apr 17 2011 |
Kolkata Knight Riders |
Rajasthan Royals |
KKR Won |
Apr 19 2011 |
Bangalore RC |
Rajasthan Royals |
Abandoned |
Apr 21 2011 |
Kings XI Punjab |
Rajasthan Royals |
KXI Won |
Apr 24 2011 |
Rajasthan Royals |
Kochi Tuskers |
RR Won |
Apr 29 2011 |
Rajasthan Royals |
Mumbai Indians |
RR Won |
May 01 2011 |
Rajasthan Royals |
Pune Warriors India |
RR Won |
May 04 2011 |
Chennai Super Kings |
Rajasthan Royals |
CSK Won |
May 09 2011 |
Rajasthan Royals |
Chennai Super Kings |
CSK Won |
May 11 2011 |
Rajasthan Royals |
Bangalore RC |
BRC Won |
May 15 2011 |
Kochi Tuskers |
Rajasthan Royals |
KT Won |
May 20 2011 |
Mumbai Indians |
Rajasthan Royals |
RR Won |
IPL Cricket News
The IPL Governing Council have taken a number of decisions with regard to the upcoming 2012 season.
LEAGUE FORMAT
The 2012 season will revert to the home and away format, with each of the nine franchises playing 16 matches. There will be four Play-off matches - a total of 76 matches.
The season will commence in Chennai on Wednesday, 4 April 2012.
The Play-off matches will be held in Bangalore and Chennai, with the final to be played in Chennai on Sunday, 27 May 2012.
PLAYERS The 2012 Player Auction will be held in India in late January / early February.
Each franchise will have an Auction Purse of $2m to spend on players in the 2012 auction.
For the 2012 & 2013 seasons, the maximum squad size will be increased to 33, and the cap on the number of overseas players in the squad increased to 11.
The regulation that only 4 overseas players may be in the playing XI is unchanged.
The trading window will open on 15 December 2011 and run through to 20 January 2012.
There will be a short second trading window after the Player Auction.
The trading regulations will be as per previous seasons. There will be no financial cap on trading. Franchises can only add to their squad, by way of trading, a maximum of 4 players who were bought in the 2011 Auction, and they must stay within the squad composition regulations at all times.
Latest News: Kohchi Tuskers have pulled out of the league and Pune have lost their major sponsor, Watch this space.
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