Rajasthan Royals, a team which has a synonym with young talents and a team of opportunities for youngsters. The team always evolve around a 3-4 experienced foreign players and does not include many star Indian players. However, it has been a tough time for the franchise as they could merely manage to win the opening title, and has been on drought run after it.
Rajasthan Royals is expected to grow their strength and get some good class players in the side and emerge as the contenders for the title. Hers’s a look at some of them-
1. Kyle Jamieson
Kyle Jamieson had a good run with RCB, but unfortunately was released by them for the mega auction. Furthermore, after the exit of their speed gun Jofra Archer, team is utter need of a bowler who can fill the boots of the player. Thus, Kylie Jamieson should be an ideal choice with his pace and bounce that he creates due to his height factor.
2. Chris Lynn
A bowler destroying opener was with Mumbai Indians, however couldn’t get much opportunities in playing XI due to the presence of Quinton de Kock. Yet, he marked his presence. The batter can be dangerous in the middle too as he holds a strike rate of 140 even after 200 games, that’s a gigantic number.
3. Ravichandran Ashwin
Rajasthan Royals surely lacked the service of a specialist spinner in their team, thus a player like R. Ashwin who has all the experience and knowledge about this format could do the wonders for the team. Ultimately, due to his age factor not many teams will be behind him and a bang on deal could be sealed by the franchise.
4. Dinesh Karthik
Finishing the games or crossing the line has been a concern for the team. Thus, Dinesh Karthik would provide the stability down the order for the success of franchise. Earlier, on many occasions DK has lived up to the expectations whether for Indian Cricket Team or Kolkata Knight Riders.
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5. Deepak Chahar
The main bowling weapon of Dhoni is released from CSK and certainly he will on their radar too, however with the budget constraint Rajasthan Royals will certainly lay their hands on him. His services in the powerplay overs will be crucial for an extra edge of the game.
6. Krunal Pandya
After joining Mumbai Indians back in 2016, Krunal Pandya has finally been apart from the franchise. During his term, he was always a part of playing XI since the all-rounder proved to be a brilliant choice in a team collapse circumstances. Moreover, sometimes provide a full spell of 4 overs or at least 2 overs. Thus, offering wide array of choices for a team. Rajasthan Royals should definitely keep him in their watchlist.
These were the 6 players we think Rajasthan should keep in mind while building their team in IPL 2022. Do let us know if you have other players in mind.