Rajasthan Royals have been one of the entertaining teams in the Indian Premier League (IPL) over the years. They ended up winning the inaugural season of IPL in 2008 and are the first-ever champions of the cash-rich league. They also ended up reaching the finals in 2022 but failed to cross the finishing line.
From 2008 to 2025, there have been several players who established themselves as key players of RR over the years. It will be interesting to see what would happen if all those players play together for the franchise. In the following listicle, we will have a look at the all-time greatest playing XI of Rajasthan Royals in the IPL history.
RR all-time playing XI
Openers: Jos Buttler (wk), Yashasvi Jaiswal
One of the best opening pairs for RR, Jos Buttler and Yashasvi Jaiswal have given so many big opening partnerships over the years. Buttler comes third in the players with most runs for RR, amassing 3055 runs in 83 matches, while Jaiswal has established as a key player for the franchise in the last few years.
Middle-order: Ajinkya Rahane, Sanju Samson
In the middle-order, we have RR’s two of the leading run-scorers of all time. Current skipper Sanju Samson is highest run-scorer for RR with 4158* runs from 153 matches so far. Samson has played so many match-winning knocks for RR over the years. Meanwhile, Rahane has also been a key player for RR amassing 3098 runs from 106 matches.
All-rounders: Shane Watson, Yusuf Pathan, Stuart Binny
Shane Watson has been one of the best players off all time to play for Rajasthan Royals and was adjudged player of the tournament in RR’s title campaign 2008. He is RR’s leading wicket-taker with 67 scalps and has also scored 2474 runs in 84 matches. Along with him, Yusuf Pathan and Stuart Binny have also been crucial players for RR over the years.
Bowlers: Jofra Archer, Shane Warne (c), Siddharth Trivedi, Yuzvendra Chahal
In the bowling line up, RR had some of the renowned bowlers in the squad over the years. One of the names is of legendary Shane Warne, who led RR to the title in under his captaincy in 2008. Warne has a special place in the hearts of RR fans and will always be remembered for his contribution. Jofra Archer and Siddharth Trivedi are two of the key fast bowlers for RR while leg spinner Yuzvendra Chahal also makes into the list greatest all-time XI of Rajasthan Royals.
