The Rajasthan Royals (RR) purchased a total of 20 players at the recently concluded Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 auction in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The inaugural champions made some notable purchases at the event, giving signs of a formidable lineup for the next edition.
RR entered the IPL 2025 auction with a remaining purse of ₹41 crore, the lowest among all franchises. However, they still made the most of the funds by signing England's ace speedster Jofra Archer and Sri Lankan spinners Wanindu Hasaranga and Maheesh Theekshana.
Apart from the aforementioned overseas campaigners, they also invested in young Indian talents on the first day of the auction, acquiring the services of Uttarakhand's right-arm pacer Aakash Madhwal and Madhya Pradesh team's left-arm spinner Kumar Kartikeya.
Rajasthan spent a total of ₹23.65 crore on Day 1, with Archer being their most expensive purchase at ₹12.50 crore. The franchise had ₹17.35 crore in its purse and needed to sign a minimum of seven players to complete their squad on the second and final day.
On the second and final day, Rajasthan signed nine players, finishing with a 20-man squad for IPL 2025. RR signed the likes of Indian left-handed batter Nitish Rana and Indian pacer Tushar Deshpande. They spent ₹40.70 crore across the two days and were left with ₹30 lakh.
It is worth mentioning that ahead of the IPL 2025 auction, they had retained six players - Sanju Samson, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, and Sandeep Sharma. Since they retained the maximum number of players, they didn't have any Right to Match (RTM) cards.
RR Player List with Price for IPL 2025
Below is the list of players who will ply their trade for RR in IPL 2025:
Jofra Archer - ₹12.50 crore
Maheesh Theekshana - ₹4.40 crore
Wanindu Hasaranga - ₹5.25 crore
Kumar Kartikeya - ₹30 lakh
Akash Madhwal - ₹1.20 crore
Sanju Samson (retained) - ₹18 crore
Yashasvi Jaiswal (retained) - ₹18 crore
Dhruv Jurel (retained) - ₹14 crore
Riyan Parag (retained) - ₹14 crore
Shimron Hetmyer (retained) - ₹11 crore
Sandeep Sharma (retained) - ₹4 crore
Shubham Dube - ₹80 lakh
Vaibhav Suryavanshi - ₹1.10 crore
Kunal Singh Rathore - ₹30 lakh
Yudhvir Singh Charak - ₹35 lakh
Nitish Rana - ₹4.20 crore
Tushar Deshpande - ₹6.20 crore
Kwena Maphaka - ₹1.50 crore
Fazalhaq Farooqi - ₹2.00 crore
Ashok Sharma - ₹30 lakh
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