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IPL Auction 2023 RR Live update: Rajasthan Royals captain, retained player, Squad, batting & bowling coach: The Indian Premier League (IPL) auction is slated to be held this month in India, and all 10 franchises have already started shifting gears for the worldâs most-watched cricket tournament. Among all, the Rajasthan Royals have also started the process of trading new players, while releasing some from their squad and retaining the rest of them. In total, the Rajasthan Royals have retained 16 players from the previous season. Also, they have released 9 players from their squad. That means, they wonât be playing for RR this season, and are up for grabs for other teams. The Rajasthan Royals have a total of 9 vacancies left to be filled, where 4 are reserved for overseas players.
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RR Retain Player - 16
RR Overseas Retain Player - 4
RR Total Money Spent - 81.8
RR Remaining Purse - 13.2
RR Available Slots - 9
RR Overseas Available Slots - 4
The list of released players by the Rajasthan Royals (RR)
Rajasthan Royals have released a total of 9 players this season. This means that the 9 players are up for grabs for the other 9 teams of the IPL. They wonât be playing for Rajasthan this year. The complete list of the released players is given below:
- Anunay Singh
- Corbin Bosch
- Daryl Mitchell
- James Neesham
- Karun Nair
- Nathan Coulter-Nile
- Rassie van der Dussen
- Shubham Garhwal
- Tejas Baroka
The list of retained players by the Rajasthan Royals (RR)
In total, The Rajasthan Royals have retained 16 players. They would be staying in RRâs squad this season, and no other IPL team would be able to include them in their squads. The names of the retained players by RR are given below:
Yashasvi Jaiswal INR 4 Crores
Devdutt Padikkal INR 7.75 Crores
Shimron Hetmyer INR 8.50 Crores
Sanju Samson (c&wk) INR 14 Cr
Jos Buttler (wk) INR 10 Cr
Dhruv Jurel (wk) INR 20 Lakhs
Kuldip Yadav INR 20 Lakhs
Navdeep Saini INR 2.60 Crores
Kuldeep Sen INR 20 Lakhs
Obed McCoy INR 75 Lakhs
KC Kariappa INR 30 Lakhs
Yuzvendra Chahal INR 6.50 Crores
Prasidh Krishna INR 10 Crores
Trent Boult INR 8 Crores
Riyan Parag INR 3.80 Crores
Ravichandran Ashwin INR 5 Crores
Available balance with the Rajasthan Royals (RR)
The RR has already spent 81.80 Cr rupees on retaining the 16 players mentioned above. It needs to fill the vacancy of 9 players in its squads with the remaining balance of 13.20 Cr. In the IPL auction 2023, each team is subject to a total salary cap of INR 95 crores. This amount is 5 Cr more than the previous season.
Rajasthan Royalsâ new captain, batting and bowling coach details
The Rajasthan Royals' head coach is Kumar Sangakkara, and Trevor Penney serves as his assistant. Their pace bowling coach is Lasith Malinga and their spin bowling coach is Sairaj Bahutule. The team has retained Sanju Samson as the teamâs captain for the IPL season 2023.