IPL: Rajasthan Royals's first ever IPL XI- Where are they now?

#9 Shane Warne (C)

Australian legend, Shane Warne led the underdogs Rajasthan Royals to their only IPL trophy in the inaugural edition of IPL, with his charismatic captaincy and leadership skills. In Rajasthan Royals maiden IPL match, Shane Warne did not have a good match and scored 14 runs of 13 balls with the bat and conceded 16 runs in his 2 overs with the bowl. But overall, Warne had a fairly good IPL 2008 as he picked up 18 wickets from 15 matches.

Shane Warne played for Australia from 1992 to 2007 and retired from international cricket as the second highest wicket taker in Test format with 708 wickets along with 293 wickets in ODI format. Also in 2000, Warne was selected by a panel of cricket experts as one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Century and is widely regarded as one of the greatest bowlers ever in the history of international cricket.

In IPL, Shane Warne was Captain and coach of Rajasthan Royals from 2008-2011 and retired from IPL cricket at the end of IPL 2011. Currently, Warne is preparing to come back in the IPL as a mentor of Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2018.

#10 Siddarth Trivedi

Former Gujarat pacer, Siddarth Trivedi was often the go-to bowler for Shane Warne in death overs. In Rajasthan Royals maiden IPL match, Trivedi was expensive with the ball and conceded 32 runs in 3 overs.

Trivedi also played for India at the ICC U-19 World Cup in 2002, and soon made his first-class debut in 2002 for Saurashtra. Apart from Saurashtra, Trivedi also played for Gujarat in the domestic circuit.

In IPL, Trivedi played for Rajasthan Royals from 2008 to 2013, but was banned for one year by BCCI as he failed to report that bookies approached him in IPL 2013, and has not played IPL since then. Currently, Trivedi plays for Saurashtra in the domestic circuit.