Rajasthan Royals Squad 2023 & Match Schedule
Rajasthan Royals team had a dream start to the Indian Premier League as they achieved history by becoming Champions in the first-ever edition of IPL under the leadership of Shane Warne. However, after the inaugural edition, things went downhill for them as a franchise, and had the worst possible next four seasons where they got knocked out in the group stage. Rajasthan Royals squad 2023 has recently been confirmed by the franchise after retentions & mini-auction event. Franchise will soon release more information about Rajasthan Royals schedule 2023 after the confirmation from BCCI.
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Rajasthan Royals Full Squad 2023
Rajasthan Royals team 2023 players list had 16 retentions from the last year’s squad before the IPL auction 2023 event in which they picked nine more players to further strengthen their batting & bowling resources. Below you can see the Rajasthan Royals team 2023 players list with price.
| Player | Role | Auction Price |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | Batsman | INR 4 Crores(R) |
| Devdutt Padikkal | Batsman | INR 7.75 Crores(R) |
| Shimron Hetmyer | Batsman | INR 8.50 Crores(R) |
| Sanju Samson (c&wk) | WK-Batsman | INR 14 Cr(R) |
| Jos Buttler (wk) | WK-Batsman | INR 10 Cr(R) |
| Dhruv Jurel (wk) | WK-Batsman | INR 20 Lakhs(R) |
| Kuldip Yadav | Bowler | INR 20 Lakhs(R) |
| Navdeep Saini | Bowler | INR 2.60 Crores(R) |
| Kuldeep Sen | Bowler | INR 20 Lakhs(R) |
| Obed McCoy | Bowler | INR 75 Lakhs(R) |
| KC Kariappa | Bowler | INR 30 Lakhs(R) |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | Bowler | INR 6.50 Crores(R) |
| Prasidh Krishna | Bowler | INR 10 Crores(R) |
| Trent Boult | Bowler | INR 8 Crores(R) |
| Riyan Parag | All-rounder | INR 3.80 Crores(R) |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | All-rounder | INR 5 Crores(R) |
| Jason Holder | All-rounder | INR 5.75 crore |
| Donovan Ferreira | WK-Batsman | INR 50 lakh |
| Kunal Rathore | WK-Batsman | INR 20 lakh |
| Adam Zampa | Bowler | INR 1.5 crore |
| KM Asif | Bowler | INR 30 lakh |
| Murugan Ashwin | Bowler | INR 20 lakh |
| Akash Vashisht | All-rounder | INR 20 lakh |
| Abdul P A | Bowler | INR 20 lakh |
| Joe Root | Batsman | INR 1 crore |
The inclusion of Joe Root in Rajasthan Royals squad 2023 was a surprise pick at the auction as not many franchises had marked him under their radar because of the fact he is not a T20 specialist and he remained unsold in the 2018 IPL auction as well. But this pick is definitely a strategic one because the Royals have power players like Shimron Hetmyer, Sanju Samson, Jos Buttler & Jason Holder so Root can play an anchor role if wickets fall down early. It is a similar kind of role which Babar Azam & Mohammad Rizwan does for the Pakistan National team to go long from one end as much as possible.
Spin resources in the Rajasthan Royals team squad 2023 are comprised of match winners like Yuzvendra Chahal, Ravichandran Ashwin & Adam Zampa while they also got some quality pacers available like Jason Holder, Trent Boult, Prasidh Krishna & Navdeep Saini. All in all the team is very well balanced and it is now up to the Rajasthan Royals captain 2023, Sanju Samson to lead his troops effectively and become the Champions of IPL for the second time.
Rajasthan Royals (RR) 2023 Schedule & Fixtures
You can check out the official Rajasthan Royals schedule 2023 below after confirmation of the TATA IPL 2023 Schedule which is announced by the BCCI in an official press release earlier this week.
Team Rajasthan Royals had a great IPL 2022 season and they would hope they start their IPL 2023 journey against Sunrisers Hyderabad with a win even though SRH will be enjoying the home advantage at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad which will be buzzing in support of SRH.
| Date and Time | Match Details |
| Sun, Apr 02 10:00 AM GMT | 03:30 PM LOCAL | Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals, 4th Match IPL 2023 Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad |
| Wed, Apr 05 02:00 PM GMT | 07:30 PM LOCAL | Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings, 8th Match IPL 2023 Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati |
| Sat, Apr 08 10:00 AM GMT | 03:30 PM LOCAL | Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capitals, 11th Match IPL 2023 Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati |
| Wed, Apr 12 02:00 PM GMT | 07:30 PM LOCAL | Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals, 17th Match IPL 2023 MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
| Sun, Apr 16 02:00 PM GMT | 07:30 PM LOCAL | Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals, 23rd Match IPL 2023 Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad |
| Wed, Apr 19 02:00 PM GMT | 07:30 PM LOCAL | Rajasthan Royals vs Lucknow Super Giants, 26th Match IPL 2023 Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur |
| Sun, Apr 23 10:00 AM GMT | 03:30 PM LOCAL | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Rajasthan Royals, 32nd Match IPL 2023 M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
| Thu, Apr 27 02:00 PM GMT | 07:30 PM LOCAL | Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings, 37th Match IPL 2023 Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur |
| Sun, Apr 30 02:00 PM GMT | 07:30 PM LOCAL | Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals, 42nd Match IPL 2023 Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
| Fri, May 05 02:00 PM GMT | 07:30 PM LOCAL | Rajasthan Royals vs Gujarat Titans, 48th Match IPL 2023 Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur |
| Sun, May 07 02:00 PM GMT | 07:30 PM LOCAL | Rajasthan Royals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, 52nd Match IPL 2023 Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur |
| Thu, May 11 02:00 PM GMT | 07:30 PM LOCAL | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals, 56th Match IPL 2023 Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
| Sun, May 14 10:00 AM GMT | 03:30 PM LOCAL | Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, 60th Match IPL 2023 Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur |
| Fri, May 19 02:00 PM GMT | 07:30 PM LOCAL | Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals, 66th Match IPL 2023 Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala |
This year Rajasthan Royals match schedule 2023 is all set to play 5 of their home games at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur & 2 matches at Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati.
Both of these have had a fantastic atmosphere whenever the home team Rajasthan plays a game on these venues. Last year, the Rajasthan Royals team didn’t have the home venue advantage because of the restrictions imposed by the Indian Government due to covid protocols.
Rajasthan Royals Coaches 2023
There have been no changes made in Rajasthan Royals coaches 2023 from the previous season because they reached the Big Final and were runners-up in IPL 2022. Rajasthan Royals head coach 2023 which is Kumar Sangakkara will hope to continue the same momentum and performances from last year. Below is the complete list of Rajasthan Royals coaches 2023.
| Coach Title | Name |
| CEO | Jake Lush McCrum |
| Director & Head Coach | Kumar Sangakkara |
| Assistant Coach | Trevor Penney |
| Fast Bowling Coach | Lasith Malinga |
| Fielding Coach | Dishant Yagnik |
| Team Manager | Romi Bhinder |
After a long wait of 11 years, Rajasthan Royals played the Final against Gujarat Titans who got the upper hand against Royals in both the qualifier as well as the final. RR team 2023 has roped in Jason Holder & Adam Zampa to provide more depth into their squad and not repeat the mistakes they did last year in the playoffs and the final.
RR Overall IPL Wins
Ahead of IPL 2021, Kumar Sangakkara was named as Director of Cricket for Rajasthan Royals, and later on, he took over the responsibilities of head coach as well as an add-on. After working for 2 years, it finally started to produce great results which we all saw last year.
Here is a breakdown of the Royals performances in each IPL season.
| Year | Summary |
| 2008 | Champions |
| 2009 | Group stage |
| 2010 | Group stage |
| 2011 | Group stage |
| 2012 | Group stage |
| 2013 | Playoffs |
| 2014 | Group stage |
| 2015 | Playoffs |
| 2018 | Playoffs |
| 2019 | Group stage |
| 2020 | Group stage |
| 2021 | Group stage |
| 2022 | Runners-up |
Sangakkara and the team owners of Royals will hope they will continue with the winning momentum like last year and get the second IPL title under their name. It is good that the Royals have kept the same leadership group as in earlier seasons which will definitely help newcomers of the franchise to adjust quickly and get to winning ways.
