Rajasthan Royals in 2018
| 2018 season | |||
| Coach | Paddy Upton | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Captain | Ajinkya Rahane | ||
| Ground(s) | Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur | ||
| IPL | 4th | ||
| Most runs | Jos Buttler (548) | ||
| Most wickets | Jofra Archer (15) | ||
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The 2018 season was the 9th season for the Indian Premier League franchise Rajasthan Royals.
Offseason[]
Support staff changes[]
- In January 2018, former Royals team director Zubin Bharucha was appointed as the team's head of cricket.[1]
- In February 2018, former Royals captain Shane Warne was named mentor of the team.[2]
- In February 2018, Sairaj Bahutule was appointed spin bowling coach.[3]
- In March 2018, Amol Muzumdar and Dishant Yagnik were announced to be the team's batting coach and fielding coach respectively.[4]
Others[]
In January 2018, the BCCI cleared the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur to host the home matches of the Royals. The Royals had last played at Jaipur in 2013, after which they had to shift their base to Ahmedabad and Mumbai (Brabourne) in 2014 and 2015 due to BCCI's ban on the Rajasthan Cricket Association.[5]
In March 2018, in an event in Jaipur, the franchise unveiled the new team anthem "Phir Halla Bol" by Ila Arun.[6]
In May 2018, similar to the South African cricket team, Rajasthan Royals cricket team wore pink jerseys after their announcement on the change in the colour of the jersey for the home match in Jaipur versus the Chennai Super Kings in order to raise its awareness against the cancer.[7] Rajasthan Royals have also been actively participating in order show its support to the prevention of cancer by campaigning for the cancer-free society.[8]
Squad[]
- Players with international caps are listed in bold.
- * denotes a player who is currently unavailable for selection.
- * denotes a player who is unavailable for rest of the season.
| No. | Name | Nat | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Signed year | Salary | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||||||||
| Virat Kohli |  |
5 November 1988 (aged 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2021 | |||||
| Saurabh Tiwary | |
30 December 1989 (aged 32) | Left-handed | Left-arm unorthodox | 2021 | |||||
| Joe Root |  |
30 December 1990 (aged 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2021 | Overseas | ||||
| Babar Azam |  |
15 October 1994 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2021 | Overseas | ||||
| Chezhian Harinishanth | |
16 August 1996 (aged 25) | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox | 2021 | |||||
| Manjot Kalra | |
15 January 1998 (aged 23) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | 2021 | |||||
| All-rounders | ||||||||||
| Ravindra Jadeja | |
6 December 1988 (aged 33) | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox | 2021 | |||||
| Steve Smith |  |
2 June 1989 (aged 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2021 | Overseas | ||||
| Kane Williamson |  |
8 August 1990 (aged 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2021 | Overseas | ||||
| Krunal Pandya | |
24 March 1991 (aged 30) | Left-handed | Left-arm unorthodox | 2021 | |||||
| Hardik Pandya | |
11 October 1993 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2021 | |||||
| Venkatesh Iyer | |
25 December 1994 (aged 27) | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2021 | |||||
| Harpreet Brar | |
16 September 1995 (aged 26) | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox | 2021 | |||||
| Gareth Delany |  |
28 April 1997 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2021 | Overseas | ||||
| Anil Sah |  |
17 November 1998 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2021 | Overseas | ||||
| Mahipal Lomror | |
16 November 1999 (aged 22) | Left-handed | Left-arm unorthodox | 2021 | |||||
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||||||
| Nitin Saini | |
28 October 1988 (aged 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2021 | |||||
| Quinton de Kock |  |
17 December 1992 (aged 29) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | 2021 | Overseas | ||||
| Kusal Mendis |  |
2 February 1995 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2021 | Overseas | ||||
| Ishan Kishan | |
18 July 1998 (aged 23) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | 2021 | |||||
| Spin Bowlers | ||||||||||
| Sunil Narine |  |
26 May 1988 (aged 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2021 | Overseas | ||||
| Kuldeep Yadav | |
14 December 1994 (aged 27) | Left-handed | Left-arm unorthodox | 2021 | |||||
| Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore | |
6 November 1996 (aged 25) | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox | 2021 | |||||
| Rashid Khan |  |
20 September 1998 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2021 | Overseas | ||||
| Pace Bowlers | ||||||||||
| Ishant Sharma | |
2 September 1988 (aged 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2021 | |||||
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | |
5 February 1990 (aged 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2021 | |||||
| Mustafizur Rahman |  |
6 September 1995 (aged 26) | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2021 | Overseas | ||||
| Blessing Muzarabani |  |
2 October 1996 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2021 | Overseas | ||||
| Khaleel Ahmed | |
5 December 1997 (aged 24) | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2021 | |||||
| Arshdeep Singh | |
5 February 1999 (aged 22) | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2021 | |||||
| Source:VV Players | ||||||||||
Administration and support staff[]
| Position | Name | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner |
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| Team manager | Basanta Regmi
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| Director of cricket | Brendon McCullum
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| Head coach | MS Dhoni
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| Assistant coach | Hamilton Masakadza
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| Batting coach | Cameron White
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| Batting Mentor | Suresh Raina
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| Spin bowling coach | Mohammad Nabi
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| Spin bowling Mentor | Ravichandran Ashwin
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| Fast bowling coach | Dwayne Bravo
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| Fast bowling Mentor | Irfan Pathan
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| Fielding coach | AB de Villiers
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| Head of scouting | Shakib Al Hasan
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| Talent scout | Angelo Mathews
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| Wicket-keeping coach | Kamran Akmal
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| Right-handed flicker | Craig Lewis
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| Left-handed flicker | Robert Woodman
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| Physiotherapist | Vaibhav Daga
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| Assistant physiotherapist | Abhishek Sawant
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| Physical trainer | Nishanta Bordoloi
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| Assistant trainer | Rakshit SS
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| Assistant trainer | Arjun Basu
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| Director of strategy | Prasanna Agoram
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| Performance analyst | Sandeep Raju
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| Video analyst | Nishan Singh Nahar
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| Team doctor | Dr Srinand Srinivas
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| Massage therapist | Atanu Ghosh
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| Massage therapist | Mayur Satpute
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| Nutritionist | Nikhil Chaudhary
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| Psychologist | Dr Karanbir Singh
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| Yoga instructor | Manoj Kumar
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| Source:VV Staff | ||||||||||
Season[]
League table[]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunrisers Hyderabad (2) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0.284 |
| 2 | Chennai Super Kings (C) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0.253 |
| 3 | Kolkata Knight Riders (3) | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | −0.070 |
| 4 | Rajasthan Royals (4) | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | −0.250 |
| 5 | Mumbai Indians | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 0.317 |
| 6 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 0.129 |
| 7 | Kings XI Punjab | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | −0.502 |
| 8 | Delhi Daredevils | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 10 | −0.222 |
Source:[citation needed]
- The four top ranked teams qualify for the playoffs
- advanced to Qualifier 1
- advanced to the Eliminator
Results[]
League matches[]
Rajasthan Royals
125/9 (20 overs) |
v
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Sunrisers Hyderabad (H)
127/1 (15.5 overs) |
- Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Rajasthan Royals
153/5 (17.5 overs) |
v
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Delhi Daredevils
60/4 (6 overs) |
- Delhi Daredevils won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain during play ended the Rajasthan Royals innings at 17.5 overs and Delhi Daredevils were set a target of 71 runs from 6 overs.
Rajasthan Royals
217/4 (20 overs) |
v
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Royal Challengers Bangalore (H)
198/6 (20 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Rajasthan Royals
160/8 (20 overs) |
v
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Kolkata Knight Riders
163/3 (18.5 overs) |
- Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Chennai Super Kings
204/5 (20 overs) |
v
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Rajasthan Royals
140 (18.3 overs) |
- Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
Mumbai Indians
167/7 (20 overs) |
v
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Rajasthan Royals (H)
168/7 (19.4 overs) |
- Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to bat.
Sunrisers Hyderabad
151/7 (20 overs) |
v
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Rajasthan Royals (H)
140/6 (20 overs) |
- Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to bat.
(H) Delhi Daredevils
196/6 (17.1 overs) |
v
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Rajasthan Royals
146/5 (12 overs) |
- Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain before start of play reduced the match to 18 overs per side.
- Rain during play ended the Delhi Daredevils innings at 17.1 overs and Rajasthan Royals were set a target of 151 runs from 12 overs.
Rajasthan Royals
152/9 (20 overs) |
v
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Kings XI Punjab (H)
155/4 (18.4 overs) |
- Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Rajasthan Royals
158/8 (20 overs) |
v
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Kings XI Punjab
143/7 (20 overs) |
- Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to bat.
Chennai Super Kings
176/4 (20 overs) |
v
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Rajasthan Royals (H)
177/6 (19.5 overs) |
- Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
(H) Mumbai Indians
168/6 (20 overs) |
v
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Rajasthan Royals
171/3 (18 overs) |
- Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
Rajasthan Royals
142 (19 overs) |
v
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Kolkata Knight Riders (H)
145/4 (18 overs) |
- Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Rajasthan Royals
164/5 (20 overs) |
v
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Royal Challengers Bangalore
134 (19.2 overs) |
- Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to bat.
- Royal Challengers Bangalore were eliminated as a result of this match.
Statistics[]
Most runs[]
| Name | Nat | Mat | Runs | HS | Ave | SR |
|---|
- Last Update: 31 March 2018.
- Source: Crickinfo
Most wickets[]
Jofra Archer 15 wickets
| Name | Nat | Mat | Wkts | BBI | Ave | Eco |
|---|
- Last Update: 31 March 2018.
- Source: Cricinfo
References[]
- ^ "Rajasthan Royals appoint Zubin Bharucha as head of cricket". Indiatvnews. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ "Warne returns to Royals as mentor". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
- ^ "Sairaj Bahutule appointed spin bowling coach of Rajasthan Royals". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
- ^ "Amol Muzumdar appointed Rajasthan Royals batting coach". CricBuzz. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
- ^ "IPL: Jaipur to host Rajasthan Royals home games". Sportstarlive. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
- ^ "Rajasthan Royals unveil team anthem 'Phir Halla Bol'". Business Standard. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
- ^ "IPL 2018, RR vs CSK: Rajasthan Royals to wear pink jersey against Chennai Super Kings". The Indian Express. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- ^ NDTVSports.com. "IPL 2018: Rajasthan Royals To Wear Pink Jerseys In Match vs Chennai Super Kings. Here's Why – NDTV Sports". NDTVSports.com. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
External links[]
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