IPL 2018: 4 teams which could make the playoffs

#4 Rajasthan Royals

Rajasthan Royals look solid

Much like the Kolkata Knight Riders, the Rajasthan Royals shuffled their core around and in the absence of captain Steve Smith, they were forced to appoint Ajinkya Rahane as the leader.

After a slightly tepid start, the Royals look a solid unit and their Indian contingent is perhaps the most useful in the league.

In Sanju Samson, K Gowtham, Shreyas Gopal, and Dhawal Kulkarni, they have players who know how to do enough to win matches.

And, if we add Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler, Ajinkya Rahane, and Jaydev Unadkat, the team assumes a solid look, one that could make it to the playoffs and might well walk away with the trophy.