Rajasthan Royals also confirmed that Vikram Rathour has been elevated to Lead Assistant Coach and will work closely with Sangakkara on batting development, game plans, and overall team preparation.
CSK made the “toughest decision” to trade Ravindra Jadeja in particular to RR ahead of the IPL 2026 season, according to Kasi Viswanathan.
The right-handed wicketkeeper-batter has an overall T20 strike rate of more than 160 and can also bowl handy off-breaks.
Notably, Jadeja has played for CSK for 12 seasons and is one of the most experienced played in the tournament, having played 254 games. Whereas Sanju Samson, who will now be seen playing alongside MS Dhoni in the yellow jersey, has played 177 IPL matches since making his debut in 2013.
Dravid joined the franchise ahead of IPL 2025 season after completing his stint as Team India head coach.
While maintaining its global reach across USA, UK, Australia, South Africa, Japan, and Canada, the Hindi launch reinforces the platform’s commitment to local impact, serving users from metros to Tier 3 cities with the Hindi version expected to significantly expand reach in heartland India.
The initiative is a key part of RRF’s broader commitment to using the platform of sport to promote equity, dignity, and opportunity for empowered women.
One of the most remarkable and brave talents from the famous RR stable may no longer be part of the set up. But what are Sanju Samson’s brilliant Rajathan stats like?
Designed for the modern game, the Hub features bite-sized, self-paced modules led by experts including Sid Lahiri, Shane Burger, Richard Das, and Dishant Yagnik.
Below are the three players RR will release ahead of IPL 2026.
CSK have a slight edge over RR in their historic rivalry, which began in the first season of the IPL when they contested the final.
With the debut of two young top-order batters, cricket fans are drawing parallels between both which can build pressure on either of them.
After posting a commanding total of 206/4 on the board with a power-hitting masterclass from Andre Russell, KKR had to battle hard in the face of RR captain Riyan Parag’s exceptional fifty.
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The dismissal happened on the fourth ball of the first over in RR innings, when Vaibhav Suryvanshi tried to pull the short ball from Varun Arora, only to mistime it.
RR retained six players, namely Sanju Samson, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, and Sandeep Sharma for a combined INR 79 crore.
Gavaskar, who is known for his outspoken attitude, has advised not to overpraise Vaibhav and let the young player sharpen his batting skills.
Karn Sharma ended up with figures of 3/23 in four overs to his name, to secure a big win for MI versus RR in the IPL 2025.
After Deepak Chahar got the teenage sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi in the first over, it was the Trent Boult and Jasprit Bumrah show with the ball at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.
Rohit Sharma was completely deceived by Fazalhaq Farooqi with a slower ball before the on-field umpire gave him his marching orders.
Below are the scorecard updates of the Rajasthan Royals versus Mumbai Indians IPL 2025 match 50th.
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Shubman Gill played an exceptional innings in the first half of the match, scoring 84 runs in 50 balls with five fours and four maximums.
The moment happened on the third ball in the seventh over of GT innings when Riyan Parag nearly took the wicket of Shubman Gill, only for Vaibhav Suryavanshi to not catch the ball.
Gill and Sudharsan shared an opening stand of 94 runs before RR finally managed to pick up their first wicket of the night courtesy of Maheesh Theekshana.
RR suffered defeats in their last three matches of the IPL 2025 while needing to chase a handful of runs in the last few overs at the death with at least one set batter at the crease.
This year, several young players have registered their presence in the tournament but some have grabbed eyeballs for their stunning performances. Let’s have a look in this article.
The match 42nd of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 was a high-scoring thriller which went the way of RCB as they defeated RR by 11 runs.
In the match 42nd of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, RCB registered a 11-run victory against RR at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
Josh Hazlewood was at his absolute best with the ball for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), taking four wickets in a high-scoring thriller against Rajasthan Royals (RR), winning the POTM award.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru defeated Rajasthan Royals (RR) by 11 runs, to register a comeback win in the match 42nd of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, their first victory at home ground.
RCB got off to a fantastic start in the power play stage, scoring 59 runs without losing the wicket of their openers, Virat Kohli and Phil Salt against RR.
The Pink Promise Match reflects the teams enduring mission to use the power of cricket for social good. Tickets for the match are available on the Rajasthan Royals website and BookMyShow.
With just two wins in their first eight matches of the season, RR have it all to do, to have any chance at reaching the IPL 2025 playoffs.
RR) will be taking on LSG in the 36th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Saturday, April 19
Munaf Patel admitted to the Level 1 offence under Article 2.20, and accepted the Match Referee’s sanction.
DC are in first place in the IPL 2025 points table with five wins in first six matches of the tournament.
The middle-order batter, who has featured in all sixes matches for the Royals, and amassed 117 runs at an average of 23.40. His highest score of 81 off 36 deliveries came against Chennai Super Kings at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati.
RCB crushed RR by nine wickets in the match 28th of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025.
RR will play their first home match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur against RCB.
Rahul Dravid recently appeared in an interview with Sportstar and gave his opinions on the two-year old rule.
Since it was the second offence of the season for RR under Article 2.22 of the IPL’s Code of Conduct, which pertains to minimum over-rate offences, Sanju Samson was fined INR 24 lakh.
With Rajasthan Royals constantly working towards deepening fan engagement and celebrating the essence of the state, Royals’ HunaRR Manch is set to bring music and cricket together like never before.
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Yashasvi Jaiswal also spoke fondly about his camaraderie with Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson.
RR got their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 campaign back on track with a big win by 50 runs over highly billed PBKS in Mullanpur.
The host skipper, Shreyas Iyer returned victorious at toss, and opted to bowl first in match 18 of IPL 2025.
Known for his elegant stroke play and ability to accelerate the innings, Samson has been a consistent performer over the years, particularly for Rajasthan Royals, where he also serves as captain
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It is to be noted that the Indian keeper-batter had sustained a fracture on his finger during the T20I series against England.
Sanju Samson, the captain of Rajasthan Royals, has made the trip to the Centre of Excellence (CoE) of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in Bengaluru earlier today.
MS Dhoni had a reasonable chance to win the match for his team in the last over, when his team needed 19 runs, but he was dismissed by RR pacer Sandeep Sharma.
CSK head coach Stephen Fleming said that they have won one match of their first three in the IPL 2025 season, which is “not all bad” of a start to the campaign.
Riyan Parag’s Rajasthan Royals defeated Chennai Super Kings by six runs to register their first win of the IPL 2025 campaign.
A video of a cricket fan is getting viral on social media as he can be seen showing the pathetic condition of the stadium.
SRH posted a mammoth total of 286/6 on the board at the expense of hapless Rajasthan Royals (RR), missing out on equalling the highest team total in IPL by a run.
Travis Head started the IPL 2025 season with a bang in the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) colours, bringing up his fifty in just 21 balls against Rajasthan Royals (RR).
Out of 20 matches played between both teams, SRH have won 11 times, while RR come out victorious on 9 occasions in the IPL.
Sanju Samson will captain RR after getting clearance from BCCI CoE to assume wicket-keeping duties.
SRH shelled out INR 11.25 Crore, to sign Indian international Ishan Kishan, to add strength and depth to their batting lineup.
Notably, the Royals will once again offer a special INR 500 ticket category for students, ensuring young fans get to experience the thrill of live IPL action.
Rajasthan Royals (RR), the inaugural champions, are slated to take on Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in their opening match of the IPL 2025 season at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on March 23.
Speaking of Dhruv Jurel, the Indian youngster has shown positive prospects while keeping in longest format of the game. Apart from that, the Agra-born averages 40.40 in Tests and 45.74 in First-Class cricket.
Check out the fast bowling attacks ranked from 10 to 1 in the IPL 2025.
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It is to be noted that the youngster, Vaibhav Suryavanshi came into limelight during the Youth Test against Australia, played in Chennai. The 13-year-old prodigy smashed 104 off only 62 deliveries and went on to become the youngest centurion in the 170-year-old history of competitive cricket.
Jofra Archer is one of the most noteworthy signing from Rajasthan Royals in the IPL 2025 mega auction for INR 12.50arc Crore.
After retaining six capped players for INR 79 Crore from their original auction purse of INR 120 Crore, RR has only INR 41 Crore left to build their squad for IPL 2025.
Buttler was released by RR, ending his seven-year stint with the Royals in IPL.
It is to be noted that the 34-year-old scored 359 runs from 11 matches in IPL 2024 at a strike rate of 140.78 and average of 39.89.
Rahul Dravid led Team India to ICC T20 World Cup 2024 title before joining RR as head coach a couple of days ago.
Sanju Samson led RR to the playoffs in IPL 2024 and also finished as the second highest run-getter for the franchise in the previous edition.
Check out the four players RR might retain ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction below.
The cricketing action in Chennai garnered attention from fans across the globe, and they took to social media to react to the game
The winner of the Qualifer 2 between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals will be playing against Kolkata Knight Riders in the final of the IPL 2024.
SRH are set to clash against RR to secure a finale date in the IPL 2024 Qualifier 2 on May 24, Friday.
Sunrisers Hyderabad hold a 10-9 head-to-head record over Rajasthan Royals in the IPL, including their narrow 1-run win earlier in the 2024 league season.
The Rajasthan Royals defeated the Royal Challengers Bengaluru by four wickets in the IPL 2024 Eliminator.
The intense thriller between RR and RCB at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad drew the best reactions from fans on X.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru will be playing the IPL 2024 Eliminator against Rajasthan Royals at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
While RR have not won any of their last five matches, RCB are arriving to the IPL 2024 Eliminator with six consecutive wins to their name.
The result meant the home side pushed down to third position to feature in Eliminator.
Rajasthan Royals have a comprehensive win over Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their last meeting during the IPL 2024 league stage.
The two sides will meet in the eliminator after nine years after playing in 2015.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru hold 15-13 head-to-head record over Rajasthan Royals in the IPL despite losing the league stage match to them earlier in the ongoing season.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru will be taking on Chennai Super Kings to determine the fourth and final team to reach the playoffs stage in the IPL 2024 season.
The Rajasthan Royals are all set to host the Kolkata Knight Riders for their last league-stage match of the season.
Rajasthan Royals need to defeat Kolkata Knight Riders to have a chance at finishing in the top two spots of the IPL 2024 standings.
Tom Kohler-Cadmore made his IPL debut, replacing Jos Buttler at the top of the order for Rajasthan Royals against Punjab Kings.
Ashwin came in to bat at five for the side and played a decent knock of 28 runs off 19 deliveries.
Check out the three players who could replace Jos Buttler in the playing XI of Rajasthan Royals for the remainder of the IPL 2024.
Moreover, the members of the England’s World Cup squad, who are currently featuring in the IPL 2024, including Moeen Ali, Jonny Bairstow, Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Phil Salt and Reece Topley, will begin to return home in the coming few days before England’s first T20I, scheduled to be played at Headingley on May 22.
Rajasthan Royals will host PBKS in their second-last league stage fixture of the IPL 2024.
Rajasthan Royals have a 16-11 head-to-head record over Punjab Kings, including their win in the reverse fixture earlier in the season.
Chennai Super Kings are a step closer to securing their passage through to the IPL 2024 playoffs with their recent win over Rajasthan Royals at home.
In the 61st match of the season, reigning champions Chennai Super Kings will host Rajasthan Royals.
Chennai aims to keep their playoff hopes afloat with a win against compatible Rajasthan Royals.
Rajasthan Royals will compete against the Chennai Super Kings for the first time this season.
Speaking of IPL 2024 standings, the Royals are comfortably sitting at the second place while the Kings are placed fourth.
Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals are in top four of the IPL 2024 points table currently.