IPL 2024 Auction: Full List Of Players Bought By RR
Published - 19 Dec 2023, 10:58 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 12:24 AM
Rajasthan Royals (RR) bought 5 players at the IPL 2024 auction, which was held on December 19 in Dubai. The franchise spent INR 7.40 crore to rope in Rovman Powell and INR 5.80 crore to acquire Shubham Dubey.
Rajasthan Royals had Rs. 14.50 crore for bidding in the IPL 2024 auction. Since they retained 17 players in their squad, they could pick 8 more players during the auction. Out of 8 players, they could grab 3 overseas players.
Ahead of the IPL 2024 auction, Rajasthan Royals retained 17 players in their squad. The 2008 champions spent Rs. 85.50 core to retain these players. Out of these, there were 5 overseas players.
The 5 foreign players that Rajasthan Royals retained in their squad were Adam Zampa, Donovan Ferreira, Shimron Hetmyer, Trent Boult, and Jos Buttler. Among the domestic players. Sanju Samson, Navdeep Saini, Prasidh Krishna, R. Ashwin, Riyan Parag, Yashaswi Jaiswal, and Yuzvendra Chahal were some of the key names.
Rajasthan Royals also traded Devdutt Padikkal to Lucknow Super Giants. In return, they grabbed Avesh Khan from them. Sanju Samson has led the side for the past few seasons. He is expected to lead the team in the next season too.
Last season, Rajasthan Royals finished in the 5th spot in the points table and failed to reach playoffs. They won 7 games and lost 7 matches out of 14. Rajasthan Royals won the debut season of IPL in 2008.
In the 2022 season, they reached the final but lost the encounter to Gujarat Titans. Hence, RR finished as the runners-up in the 2021 season- the only season when they reached the final post the 2008 edition.
IPL 2024 Auction: Full List Of Players Bought By RR
Player | Nationality | Type | Price |
Rovman Powell | Overseas | Batter | ₹ 7,40,00,000 |
Shubham Dubey | Indian | Batter | ₹ 5,80,00,000 |
Nandre Burger | Overseas | Bowler | ₹ 50,00,000 |
Tom Kohler-Cadmore | Overseas | Wicket-Keeper | ₹ 40,00,000 |
Abid Mushtaq | Indian | All-Rounder | ₹ 20,00,000 |