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Rajasthan Royals (RR) will bank on their star-studded batting unit to be impactful in the upcoming IPL 2025 and add another trophy to their cabinet after 17 years. This year, they will be playing without England star batter Jos Buttler, who notched up the most runs for them in IPL 2022 and won the distinguished Orange Cap. However, the 2008 champion side has some remarkable batting names who have the ability to dominate the competition and hand success to them. Taking the conversation ahead, SportsTiger has listed five batters who can be effective for RR in IPL 2025.
Here are five best batters in RR’s IPL 2025 squad:
5. Nitish Rana
Nitish Rana, who was a vital part of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) from 2018 to 2024, might be seen batting at number three for RR. The left-handed batter has more than nine years of experience in the league and he has the potential to trouble bowlers. Discussing his batting numbers in the cash-rich T20 tournament, he has accumulated 2636 runs in 107 matches at a strike rate of 135.04.
4. Riyan Parag
Riyan Parag was the best batter for Rajasthan in the last season, racking up 573 runs in 14 innings at a strike rate of 149.21. With these numbers, he was the highest run-getter for RR in the year. This time, he will be expected to come heavily on bowlers again.
3. Shimron Hetmyer
West Indies batter Shimron Hetmyer is known for his fierce batting style and he will be crucial for Rajasthan in IPL 2025. As a lower middle-order batter, he will look to play the role of finisher efficiently.
2. Sanju Samson
India stalwart batter Sanju Samson will have to lead from the front to make RR champions again after 17 years. Following Buttler’s departure, he might be seen promoting himself in the batting order to open the innings with Yashasvi Jaiswal.
1. Yashasvi Jaiswal
Team India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal has looked extraordinary for RR in the last couple of seasons and the southpaw will back himself to continue his excellent work for the Pink Army this year as well. Along with his skipper Samson, his job will be to amass runs at a brisk pace in the powerplay overs.
