Rajasthan Royals have purchased a total of 21 players in the IPL auction 2022. Pacer Prasidh Krishna has been the most expensive deal worth a whopping amount of Rs 10 crore. Other expensive deals include the likes of Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Shimron Hetmyer, Devdutt Paddikal, and Yuzvendra Chahal.
Rajasthan Royals squad for IPL 2022:
Sanju Samson, Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ravichandran Ashwin, Daryl Mitchell, Shimron Hetmyer, Devdutt Padikkal, Prasidh Krishna, Kuldeep Sen, Riyan Parag, KC Cariappa, Navdeep Saini, Shubham Garhwal, Anunay Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Karun Nair, Dhruv Jurel, Obed McCoy, Tejas Baroka, Kuldip Yadav, James Neesham, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Rassie van der Dussen, Trent Boult.
IPL 2022: Best Predicted Playing XI For Rajasthan Royals (RR)
Now, let’s have look towards the best-predicted XI with which Rajasthan Royals are expected to start their IPL 2022 journey.
1. Jos Buttler
Jos Buttler is expected to open the batting for Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the IPL 2022. His franchise retained him for 10 crores ahead of the auction. Right-handed batsman played 7 matches batsman slammed 254 runs which include a fantastic century.
2. Devdutt Padikkal
Devdutt Padikkal is likely to open with Jos Buttler in the IPL 2022. His franchise picked him for 7.75 crores in the mega auction. He was a part of Royal Challengers Bangalore last season and was impressed very much with his batting.
3. Sanju Samson (C, WK)
He might be in at number three for his team. He will be leading his team as a skipper and will also keep wickets. His franchise retained him for a whopping amount of Rs 14 crores. He batted very nicely in the last season scoring 484 runs in 14 games.
4. Rassie Van Der Dussen
He can be another batsman in the middle order for Rajasthan Royals (RR). He was purchased for 1 crore during the IPL auction 2022. Right-hander hasn’t played an IPL game yet so this is going to be his IPL debut.
5. Shimron Hetmyer
He is expected to be another batter in the middle order for Rajasthan Royals in the first game of IPL 2022. Franchise picked him for 8.5 crores in the IPL auction 2022. He was an important part of the Delhi Capitals last season.
6. Riyan Parag
He is expected to be the first all-rounded for RR in the first game of IPL 2022. He was bought for 3.8 crores during the mega auction 2022. He is also effective with his off-spin. Additionally, he is also a good fielder. He is expected to make it to the starting playing XI of RR.
7. Ravichandran Ashwin
He is expected to be a bowling all-rounder that RR is expected to pick in their starting playing XI. He is a very clever spinner. He can vary his pace and can bowl some variations. He is also quite effective with the bat.
8. Prasidh Krishna
He will be an important pace bowler for the Rajasthan Royals in their first game of IPL 2022. He has some serious pace and he extracts extra bounce due to his height. He is also a good death bowler. Krishna is expected to make it to the starting playing XI of RR.
9. Nathan Coulter-Nile
He can be another pacer Rajasthan Royals might pick for their first game. He has the capability of extracting swing from the pitch and can also take wickets at crucial stages. Franchise picked him for 2 crores in the mega auction. He is expected to make it the starting playing XI of RR.
10. Navdeep Saini
He is a very talented youngster and bowls at pace. His franchise purchased him for 2.6 crores during the IPL auction 2022. He was a part of Royal Challengers Bangalore and remained wicketless in two games he played.
11. Yuzvendra Chahal
He will be the leading spinner for Rajasthan Royals in the first game. His franchise picked him for 6.5 crores in the mega auction. Last season he played 15 games for Royal Challengers Bangalore and picked 18 wickets.
These are the predicted players who will play in the Upcoming IPL 2022 matches for the Rajasthan Royals. RR is one of the strong teams on the players. Check Here Rajasthan Royals Squad