Rajasthan Royals (RR) purchased nine players during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 auction in Kochi on the evening of Friday, 23 December. The champions who won the first IPL title walked into the auction with a prize that was Rs13.20 crore. They were able to fill every one of their vacant slots and left with the sum in the amount of Rs3.35 crore.
A veteran West Indies all-rounder Jason Holder was Rajasthan’s most expensive acquisition during the IPL 2023 auction. Jason Holder was purchased by The franchise at Rs5.75 crore. The Royals also acquired Australian Leg-spinner Adam Zampa for Rs1.5 crore and the veteran England player Joe Root for Rs1 crore.
The budget items purchased by RR at the mini-auction held on Friday included Donovan Ferreira (Rs50 lakh), Kunal Rathore (Rs20 lakh), KM Asif (Rs30 lakh) Murugan Ashwin (Rs20 lakh), Akash Vashisht (Rs20 lakh) and Abdul P A (Rs20 lakh).
The IPL 2023 mini-auction complete Here’s a SWOT analysis for Rajasthan. Rajasthan franchise.
Strengths:
Rajasthan finished second at the end of this year’s IPL 2022 series. It was evident that they put up extremely efficient performances. The results were the result that resulted from that the Royals having a stable and well-organized team with them. In batting or bowling they were one of the most formidable franchises in this 2022-23 season.
Jos Buttler was spectacular at the top of the willow Jos Buttler was awe-inspiring to say the least Jos Buttler racked up 863 runs over 17 matches , and he scored four hundred runs. The skipper Sanju Samson, Shimron Hetmyer and Yashasvi Jaiswal also contributed with significant contributions.
In the bowling section, leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal was awarded the Purple Cap for claiming 27 wickets over 17 games, at an average of 15.11. Prasidh Krishna (19 wickets) and Trent Boult (16 wickets) have also been a part of the action.
RR have kept their core team for IPL 2023, too. The majority of players are in good shape. Therefore there’s no reason to believe that the franchise could not be successful during the coming season.
Weaknesses:
Although the team has been changing personnel The inconsistency issue has been a problem for RR in the IPL throughout the many years. This is one of the primary reasons they haven’t won this T20 competition since their first edition in 2008.
In IPL 2022, when they made it to the final stage, hints that they could wander off track became evident however only in short bursts.
They started their IPL 2022 season by winning the first two games, but they then were beaten in two of their subsequent three games. In one game with Gujarat Titans (GT), they completely off the boil, falling to 37-run defeat. After regaining their form with three wins in consecutive games, they were beaten in consecutive matches by Mumbai Indians (MI) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). Their batsmanship was poor in both games.
Rajasthan was astonished in reaching the final in which their flaws were revealed by GT. The players like Samson, Jaiswal, and Devdutt Padikkal appeared out of form in a couple of their games. RR had to rely on Buttler along with Hetmyer to help them out numerous times. Similar to what happened with bowling in some instances.
Opportunities:
It’s a fact that Holder has not had the luck to have earned the trust of at least some of the teams he’s played for throughout the course of his IPL career.
The multifaceted West Indies cricketer came up with decent performances using his ball in Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) earlier and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in IPL 2022. But, he’ll become a member of a brand different team by 2023. The player is known for his abilities to play all-round, the 31-year-old is eager to make an impression with RR.
Leg-spinner Adam Zampa, who played an integral part for the Australian team’s T20 World Cup 2021 triumph but hasn’t yet made an impact on the IPL. It is even more surprising that Zampa chose 6-19 for Rising Pune Supergiant to the edition of 2016.
Zampa has been astonished to not have experienced many opportunities as he played just 14 games in three seasons. Zampa will be hoping Rajasthan can give him a solid run to give him the chance to prove that he is worthy of playing during the IPL.
Threats:
Similar to Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), Rajasthan have perhaps also had to carry the baggage of their failings from previous editions to future editions.
They were able to get over the mental hurdle and make it to the final clash at IPL 2022. But their demons resurfaced in the final. RR was not at all in the final game against Gujarat.
Rajasthan Royals Final Squad for IPL 2023:
Sanju Samson (c & wk), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shimron Hetmyer, Devdutt Padikkal, Jos Buttler (wk), Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, Prasidh Krishna, Trent Boult, Obed McCoy, Navdeep Saini, Kuldeep Sen, Kuldeep Yadav, R Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, KC Cariappa, Jason Holder, Donovan Ferreira (wk), Kunal Rathore, Adam Zampa, KM Asif, Murugan Ashwin, Akash Vashisht, Abdul PA, Joe Root.
Also Read: Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) Team SWOT Analysis for IPL 2023
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ):
Will Ben Stokes play IPL 2023?
Ben Stokes was the subject of interest from a variety of teams after he played a the most important part during England’s T20 World Cup winning campaign earlier in the year. Ben Stokes was signed by CSK for an amount of Rs. 16.25 crore during the auction for the IPL 2023 held in Kochi this Friday.
