IPL 2025: Players retained by Rajasthan Royals (RR)

One-time IPL champions Rajasthan Royals (RR) have announced their retained players for the IPL 2025 season. 

Rajasthan Royals stunned the cricket fans by winning the inaugural edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in the 2008 edition. Before resetting their tough and challenging image in recent years, the Royals hugely struggled. 

In the last three seasons, Rajasthan Royals reached the playoffs for two seasons, including the IPL 2024, where they were eliminated from the Qualifier 2. In the IPL 2022, the Royals reached the final and lost against the tournament debutant Gujarat Titans to finish as the runners-up. 

Sanju Samson has been leading Rajasthan Royals since the 2021 edition. Under his captaincy, the Royals are growing strongly. 

Rajasthan Royals player retention

Rajasthan Royals spent INR 79 crore to retain six players. They retained five capped players and one uncapped player. Now, they can use the remaining INR 41 crore to fill up the squad at the mega auction.

(Capped)

Sanju Samson (Indian): INR 18 Crore

Yashasvi Jaiswal (Indian): INR 18 Crore

Riyan Parag (Indian): INR 14 Crore

Dhruv Jurel (Indian): INR 14 Crore

Shimron Hetmyer (Guyanese): INR 11 Crore

(Uncapped)

Sandeep Sharma (Indian): INR 4 Crore

Right-to-Match (RTM) card availability for the mega auction

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