IPL 2020 - Rating the all-rounders of all 8 teams

#7 Rajasthan Royals

Ben Stokes couldn't live up to the reputation in the last two seasons.

All-rounders: Riyan Parag, Mahipal Lomror, Shreyas Gopal, Ben Stokes, Rahul Tewatia, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Aniruddha Joshi, and Tom Curran

Rajasthan Royals has banked upon Ben Stokes for a third consecutive year despite him having two off-seasons with the same franchise. Stokes has only managed to score 319 runs and claim 14 wickets in the past two seasons combined in comparison to 316 runs and 12 wickets of his maiden season of the IPL.

Although the 28-year-old has been sensational to watch for England in 2019, his form in the IPL has always raised a doubt whether he could perform well. RR will desperately want Stokes to finish matches and give them wickets on regular intervals for them to do well in the season.

18-year-old Riyan Parag from Assam showed glimpses of his hard-hitting ability towards the business end of IPL 2019 last year. Along with him, the Karnataka-based Shreyas Gopal had a terrific year in the 2019 edition when he claimed 20 wickets in 14 games for RR.

RR also signed Tom Curran, who has 131 wickets in over 109 games in T20 cricket. Mumbai-born Yashasvi Jaiswal, who became the youngest cricketer to hit a double century in List-A cricket, also got purchased by RR at a massive ₹2.4 crores. The likes of Mahipal Lomror, Rahul Tewatia, and Aniruddha Joshi are some of the other all-rounders in the RR squad for IPL 2020.

RR has lacked reliable finisher in the lower order who can score runs and claim wickets at regular intervals. Stokes will get expected to perform well both with the bat and ball in the upcoming edition. Apart from Stokes, RR seems to lack an experienced all-rounder as the replacement if Stokes gets injured. Royals' all-rounders' list becomes weak following the lack of Indians options.