The inaugural IPL champions, Rajasthan Royals, would aim for their second title, as they have made a well-balanced squad of power hitters and bowlers who can take the game deeper. Under the leadership of wicketkeeper batter Sanju Samson, the team is all set to display their top-notch cricketing calibre and aim for the high. With the team retaining most of the squad, the Royals management has made sensible picks to bolster the middle-order batters and the pacers department. Here are the top four players from the Men in Pink squad to check out. 

Yashasvi Jaiswal

Yashasvi Jaiswal has proved to be the epitome of the Indian cricket team’s rising future. Jaiswal is touted as the next big thing in the cricketing fraternity with his stellar left-hand batting performance. With a shaky start in his IPL stint, the Rajasthan Royals franchise remained confident in his abilities. It retained him ahead of the big auction, making him the second youngest player.

Jaiswal’s form improved in the following years, and he scored many runs on the domestic circuit, where he had the 5th highest run score (625 Runs in 14 Matches) of the previous edition. And not to forget his memorable debut for the Indian squad, where his IPL performance gave him the kickstart.

Dhruv Jurel

Came into the limelight as an Impact Player, Dhruv Jurel’s calibre has been the talking point amongst the cricket fanatics in the previous edition. Dhruv knows no limitations, is employed as a finisher, and has thrived in this capacity. He has 152 runs scored and a strike rate of over 170 in 11 innings of batting.

Numbers only tell part of the story since making an impact as a finisher is one of the most challenging challenges in limited-overs cricket. His potential is terrific, and he is one of the most impactful players in this year’s IPL. 

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Rovman Powell

The inaugural edition champions have acquired the services of Rovman Powell, a hard-hitting batsman from West Indies, for INR 7.4 crore. The Caribbean will provide a lot of diversity to RR’s hitting lineup. Notably, he has been a prominent player in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL), making critical contributions to his clubs & giving him a window of opportunities.

The 30-year-old has been a part of the IPL since 2022, where he played 17 games and accumulated 257 runs, including a fifty. However, the star signing is looking forward to putting out his best this time as a role of power-hitter.

Nandre Burger 

After making his debut last year, Nandre Burger began to feel at ease in international cricket. Since then, he has wowed the cricket fraternity by demonstrating his ability to swing the ball, making him an effective bowling weapon. While the 28-year-old is not a household name, he does have the necessary talents and ingredients to achieve quickly.

The Rajasthan Royals are excited to discover the latent potential of South African internationals, where the left-arm speedster can threaten batters in seam-friendly circumstances and is undoubtedly one of the pacers to watch in the upcoming season and have bid him for his base price of INR 50 lakh during the auction.