RR Retained and Released Players List for IPL 2026: Full Rajasthan Royals squad before auction

The inaugural Indian Premier League (IPL) champions, Rajasthan Royals (RR), revealed the list of players they have retained and released from the squad on Saturday, November 15.

Rajasthan Royals (RR) were one of the most talked-about franchises during the trading window, and they made some colossal changes to their squad ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 mini auction.

They parted ways with their skipper, Sanju Samson, after he requested to leave the franchise. RR reached out to many franchises to trade Sanju Samson and, in the end, landed a deal with the Chennai Super Kings (CSK).

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In exchange for Sanju Samson, RR roped in the legendary CSK all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja for INR 14 crore and the English all-rounder Sam Curran for INR 2.4 crore. Also, the Rajasthan Royals traded Nitish Rana to the Delhi Capitals (DC) and got Donovan Ferreira in exchange for INR 75 lakh.

List of Players Retained by Rajasthan Royals:

Shubham Dubey, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Kunal Rathore, Lhuan-Dre Pretorius, Shimron Hetmyer, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Jofra Archer, Akash Madhwal, Kumar Kartikeya Singh, Tushar Deshpande, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Kwena Maphaka, Ashok Sharma, Nandre Burger

List of Players Released by Rajasthan Royals:

Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Akash Madhwal, Kumar Kartikeya, Kunal Rathore, Ashok Sharma.

List of Players Traded IN and OUT by RR:

Ravindra Jadeja (Traded IN from Chennai Super Kings)

Sam Curran (Traded IN from Chennai Super Kings)

Donovan Ferreira (Traded IN from Delhi Capitals)

Nitish Rana (Traded to Delhi Capitals)

Sanju Samson (Traded to Chennai Super Kings)

Rajasthan Royals struggled in IPL 2025

Rajasthan Royals had a difficult campaign in the Indian Premier League 2025 as they finished at the 9th spot on the points table with 4 wins and 10 losses from 14 matches. They ended up with 8 points in their bag and a -0.549 NRR.

RR started the season with back-to-back defeats to SRH and KKR, but managed to bounce back with a 6-run win over CSK, followed by a dominant 50-run win against PBKS. However, inconsistency remained their biggest challenge throughout the season.

They went on a five-match losing streak, facing defeats to GT, RCB, DC, LSG, and another loss to RCB. A pattern developed in Rajasthan Royals' losses, as in most of the games, they stayed in the contest for large parts, but couldn’t close out key moments.

Rajasthan Royals finally broke the streak of defeats with a strong 8-wicket win over GT, but again suffered a hat-trick of losses against MI, KKR, and PBKS. In their last game, they ended on a positive note by beating CSK by 6 wickets.

Overall, it was a forgettable campaign for the Rajasthan Royals, which contributed to a complete overhaul at the franchise ahead of the 2026 season of the competition.

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