Rajasthan Royals

Rajasthan Royals
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City : Rajasthan

Apart from the Mumbai Indians, Rajasthan Royals is the one team which will retain its captain from the previous seasons – ShaneWarne. Their strategy has been simple, get a captain who can ensure that the side does well irrespective of who is in the team, which allows them to play some unheard of youngsters.



No of players bought: 8 (2 Indian, 6 overseas)
Money spent: $6.2m (out of a reduced cap of $7m)
Big-ticket signing: Ross Taylor ($1m)
Bargain buy: Paul Collingwood ($250,000)
Eyebrow-raiser: Johan Botha ($950,000)
One that got away: Cheteshwar Pujara (bid upto $650,000)

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)