IPL 2024, RR’s Strength and Weakness: Rajasthan Royals team looks very strong. The team has a very strong batting line-up, power hitters and a strong bowling attack, but the team lacks all-rounders. In such a situation, the combination in the playing-11 can be difficult.
Rajasthan will play its first match in the current season against Lucknow Supergiants on March 24. The team that won the title in the opening season of the league is still waiting for the second title. Rajasthan reached the final in the 2022 season, but the new team Gujarat Titans captained by Hardik Pandya shattered the team’s dream. In the last season, the team finished 5th in 2023.
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Shubham Dubey’s arrival has strengthened the batting, Powell has perfected the finisher point
Rajasthan Royals bought 5 players by spending 14.30 crores in the last auction. However, 3 players’ slots remained vacant in the mini auction. The franchise strengthened the batting by including finisher Rovman Powell and uncapped Shubham Dubey. Nandre Burger worth 50 lakhs has strengthened the fast bowling.
Possible playing-11
Rajasthan Royals: Sanju Samson (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Shubham Dubey, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, Ravichandran Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Trent Boult, Sandeep Sharma and Avesh Khan.
Strength
- Jaiswal, Butler and Samson in the top order Explosive opener Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Butler and captain Sanju Samson are making Rajasthan’s top order strong. The middle order has been strengthened by adding Shubham Dubey, Riyan Parag and Rovman Powell.
- Names like Bolt in pace battery, Ashwin-Chahal in spin, the bowling department of the team is already great. The team has bowlers like Navdeep Saini, Kuldeep Sen, Trent Bolt and Avesh Khan. Apart from the pacers, there are spinners like Yuzvendra Chahal, Ravichandran Ashwin and Adam Zampa. Chahal is the top wicket taker of the league.
- Many options in backup Rajasthan franchise has also prepared bench strength in the current season. The franchise bought excellent backups in the form of Avesh and Burger.
Weakness
- Rajasthan’s biggest weakness is its all- rounder department. The team does not have any world class all-rounder. The team has shown faith in Riyan Parag many times, but except for 1 or 2 matches, he has not been able to do anything amazing.
- Lack of consistency as a team Rajasthan lacks consistency as a team. The team won the title in the very first season of the league, but since then it has not been able to reach the finals for a long time. In 2023, Gujarat shattered Rajasthan’s dream of becoming champions once again. Last time, the team finished 5th.
- Choosing the perfect combination will be a challenge for Rajasthan’s team management as they do not have all-rounders, however an impact player can be an option. The team may miss a 5th bowler. If the bowling strength increases, the batting may become weak.
