The Rajasthan Royals (RR) will head into the new IPL 2025 season with high-profile acquisitions like Jofra Archer, check out their best probable starting XI from their squad players list
Aside from Archer, the side has also secured top Indian talents like Nitish Rana and Tushar Deshpande.
Rajasthan Royals (RR) IPL 2025 predicted playing 11, full squad players list, owner, captain, team head coach, coaching support staff and management
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— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) November 25, 2024
The Royals will be looking to bring back the IPL trophy in 2025 ever since their 2008 victory.
Rajasthan Royals owners
Manoj Badale, Lachlan Murdoch, and Gerry Cardinale are the three business tycoon owners behind the Rajasthan Royals. Notably, the franchise has increased their performances after appointing Jake Lush McCrum as their Chief Operating Officer (CEO).
Rajasthan Royals (RR) IPL 2025 squad
Given below is the Rajasthan Royals’ squad for the upcoming 2025 campaign:
| Player | Price |
| Sanju Samson | Retained |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | Retained |
| Riyan Parag | Retained |
| Dhruv Jurel | Retained |
| Shimron Hetmyer | Retained |
| Sandeep Sharma | Retained |
| Jofra Archer | 12.50 crore INR |
| Maheesh Theekshana | 4.40 crore INR |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | 5.25 crore INR |
| Akash Madhwal | 1.20 crore INR |
| Kumar Kartikeya | 30 lakh INR |
| Tushar Deshpande | 6.50 crore INR |
| Nitish Rana | 1.20 crore INR |
| Shubham Dubey | 80 lakh INR |
| Yudhvir Singh | 35 lakh INR |
| Fazalhaq Farooqi | 2 Crore INR |
| Vaibhav Suryavanshi | 1.10 Crore INR |
| Kwena Maphaka | 1.50 Crore INR |
| Kunal Rathore | 30 Lakh INR |
Rajasthan Royals coaches and support staff for IPL 2025 season
Former India head coach Rahul Dravid will return back to the Rajasthan Royals this time around as their head coach. Under him, Vikram Rathour will feature as RR’s batting coach. Meanwhile, former Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara will serve as ‘Director of Cricket’. Given below is a list of all the coaches and support staff at the Rajasthan Royals for IPL 2025:
| Role | Coach/Support Staff |
| Head Coach | Rahul Dravid |
| Director of Cricket | Kumar Sangakkara |
| Fast Bowling Coach | Shane Bond |
| Batting Coach | Vikram Rathour |
| Fielding Coach | Dishant Yagnik |
| Assistant Coach | Trevor Penney |
| Head of Athletic Performance | Michael Italiano |
| Head Physiotherapist | John Gloster |
| Lead Strength & Conditioning | AT Rajamani |
| Senior Physiotherapist | Craig Antony |
| Assistant Physiotherapist | Niranjan Pandit |
| Team Doctor | Mohammed Moosajee |
| Mental Performance coach | Nimrod Mon Brokman |
| Director of Analytics & Technology | Giles Lindsay |
| Lead Analyst | Panish Shetty |
| Team Manager & Head of High-performance operations | Romi Bhinder |
| Support Coach & Head of coaching (RR academy) | Siddhartha Lahiri |
Rajasthan Royals best probable starting XI for IPL 2025 season
The Rajasthan Royals will seemingly field a balanced lineup for the upcoming 2025 IPL season with a mix of experienced stars and newcomers. Given below is the best probable starting XI for Rajasthan Royals for the upcoming season:
- Yashasvi Jaiswal
- Sanju Samson (Captain and WK)
- Nitish Rana
- Riyan Parag
- Dhruv Jurel
- Shimron Hetmyer
- Wanindu Hasaranga
- Jofra Archer
- Sandeep Sharma
- Maheesh Theekshana
- Akash Madhwal
Impact Player: Tushar Deshpande/Shubham Dubey
Bench
- Kumar Kartikeya
- Yudhvir Singh
- Fazalhaq Farooqi
- Vaibhav Suryavanshi
- Kwena Maphaka
- Kunal Rathore
- Ashok Sharma