Rajasthan Royals (RR) is a franchise cricket team representing the city of Jaipur, Rajasthan in the Indian Premier League. Rajasthan Royals won the first title in the first season after that team performance is just an average. This season they have retained some of the best players before the mega auction held they are Sanju Samson, Jos Buttler, and Yashasvi Jaiswal. Along with this, they have also made some good decisions in buying the top players in IPL 2022 Auction.
BCCI and IPL governing committee have announced about upcoming IPL 2022. For that IPL Mega auction was also held in Bengaluru on 12th and 13th February 2022. Almost all the teams have used this opportunity to build the team stronger once again.
This will be the last auction for the Indian Premier League so every team has used this opportunity to build a better team. Rajasthan Royals already retain some of the best players also they have made a good move by purchasing some of the best players in this auction.
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Rajasthan Royals (RR) has already announced the retained players list for the 2022 edition of the Indian Premier League and also they have made the final squads after the IPL 2022 Mega Auction. Below are the final squads for the Rajasthan Royals for the IPL 2022.
Rajasthan Royals 2022 Final Squad
Rajasthan Royals Squads
| Sr. No. | Player Name | Country | Specialism | Price Paid |
| 01. | Sanju Samson (R) | India | Wicket Keeper | ₹14,00,00,000 |
| 02. | Jos Buttler (R) | Overseas | Wicket Keeper | ₹10,00,00,000 |
| 03. | Yashasvi Jaiswal (R) | India | Batsman | ₹4,00,00,000 |
| 04. | Prasidh Krishna | India | Bowler | ₹10,00,00,000 |
| 05. | Shimron Hetmyer | Overseas | Batsman | ₹8,50,00,000 |
| 06. | Trent Boult | Overseas | Bowler | ₹8,00,00,000 |
| 07. | Devdutt Padikkal | India | Batsman | ₹7,75,00,000 |
| 08. | Yuzvendra Chahal | India | Bowler | ₹6,50,00,000 |
| 09. | R. Ashwin | India | All-Rounder | ₹5,00,00,000 |
| 10. | Riyan Parag | India | All-Rounder | ₹3,80,00,000 |
| 11. | Navdeep Saini | India | Bowler | ₹2,60,00,000 |
| 12. | Nathan Coulter-Nile | Overseas | Bowler | ₹2,00,00,000 |
| 13. | James Neesham | Overseas | All-Rounder | ₹1,50,00,000 |
| 14. | Karun Nair | India | Batsman | ₹1,40,00,000 |
| 15. | Rassie Van Der Dussen | Overseas | Batsman | ₹1,00,00,000 |
| 16. | Daryl Mitchell | Overseas | All-Rounder | ₹75,00,000 |
| 17. | Obed Mccoy | Overseas | Bowler | ₹75,00,000 |
| 18. | K.C Cariappa | India | Bowler | ₹30,00,000 |
| 19. | Kuldeep Sen | India | Bowler | ₹20,00,000 |
| 20. | Dhruv Jurel | India | Wicket Keeper | ₹20,00,000 |
| 21. | Tejas Baroka | India | Bowler | ₹20,00,000 |
| 22. | Kuldip Yadav | India | Bowler | ₹20,00,000 |
| 23. | Shubham Garhwal | India | All-Rounder | ₹20,00,000 |
| 24. | Anunay Singh | India | All-Rounder | ₹20,00,000 |
This is the Final Team of Rajasthan Royals (RR) after the IPL 2022 auction.
Prasidh Krishna is the highest-paid player from Rajasthan Royals in the IPL auction, They have paid a whooping ₹10,00,00,000 to this player. This time they have purchased a total of 24 players and left the purse ₹95,00,000.
Rajasthan Royals 2022 Squad: Sanju Samson, Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Prasidh Krishna, Shimron Hetmyer, Trent Boult, Devdutt Padikkal, Yuzvendra Chahal, R. Ashwin, Riyan Parag, Navdeep Saini, Nathan Coulter-Nile, James Neesham, Karun Nair, Rassie Van Der Dussen, Daryl Mitchell, Obed Mccoy, K.C Cariappa, Kuldeep Sen, Dhruv Jurel, Tejas Baroka, Kuldip Yadav, Shubham Garhwal, Anunay Singh.
IPL 2022 Retention Rules
- A team is set to be allowed to keep up to three Indian (capped/uncapped) and two foreign players with the total number of retentions not exceeding four.
- It has clearly said that a team cannot keep more than two uncapped players.
- As per the conditions, the team management can either retain three Indian players and one overseas player or two Indian players and two overseas players.
- Two New IPL teams can pick any 2 Indian and 1 foreign player from the Mega auction pool before the start of the mega auction 2022.
- Also, new teams can pick only one uncapped player before the auction.
- There will also be no Right to Match (RTM) cards for the IPL 2022 Mega Auction.
IPL 2022 Salary Cap
BCCI also explained the salary cap for the retained players based on the team’s decision of the number of players retention.
- If a team retains 4 players, Rs 42 crore will be cut from the player purse.
- If a team retains 3 players, Rs 33 crore will be cut from the player purse.
- If a team retains 2 players, Rs 24 crore will be cut from the player purse.
- If a team retains only one player, it will lose Rs 14 crore from its purse value.
- Each uncapped player retained will cost Rs 4 crore each.
If a team retains 4 of its player then the salary cap of the four players will be as follows:
*below mentioned will be the player’s annual salary
| Deductions for 4 Players | INR 42 Cr(Total) |
| Player 1 | INR 16 Cr |
| Player 2 | INR 12 Cr |
| Player 3 | INR 8 Cr |
| Player 4 | INR 6 Cr |
If a team retains 3 of its player then the salary cap of the three players will be as follows:
| 3 players deduction | INR 33 Cr(Total) |
| Player 1 | INR 15 Cr |
| Player 2 | INR 11 Cr |
| Player 3 | INR 7 Cr |
If a team retains 2 of its player then the salary cap of the two players will be as follows:
| 2 Players deduction | INR 24 Cr(Total) |
| Player 1 | INR 14 Cr |
| Player 2 | INR 10 Cr |
If a team keeps only one player, then the team has to pay a total of INR 14 crores
| 1 Player deduction | INR 14 Cr |
List of retained RR players
- Sanju Samson – 14 Crore
- Jos Buttler – 10 Crore
- Yashasvi Jaiswal – 04 Crore
List of released RR players
- Benjamin Stokes — England — All Rounder — ₹12.5 Crore
- Jofra Archer — Barbados — All Rounder — ₹7.2 Crore
- Jaydev Unadkat — India — Bowler — ₹3 Crore
- Rahul Tewatia — India — All Rounder — ₹3 Crore
- Robin Uthappa — India — Batsman — ₹3 Crore
- Kartik Tyagi— India — Bowler — ₹1.3 Crore
- Andrew Tye — Australia — Bowler — ₹1 Crore
- Anuj Rawat — India — Wicket Keeper — ₹80 Lakh
- David Miller — South Africa — Batsman — ₹75 Lakh
- Mahipal Lomror —India — All Rounder — ₹20 Lakh
- Manan Vohra — India — Batsman — ₹20 Lakh
- Riyan Parag — India — Batsman — ₹20 Lakh
- Shreyas Gopal — India — All Rounder — ₹20 Lakh
- Christopher Morris — South Africa — All Rounder — ₹16,25,00,000
- Shivam Dube — India — All Rounder — ₹4,40,00,000
- Chetan Sakariya — India — Bowler— ₹1,20,00,000
- Mustafizur Rahman — Bangladesh — Bowler — ₹1,00,00,000
- Liam Livingstone — England — All Rounder ₹— 75,00,000
- K.C Cariappa — India — Bowler — ₹20,00,000
- Akash Singh — India — Bowler — ₹20,00,000
- Kuldip Yadav — India — Bowler — ₹20,00,000
Purse Available: ₹95,00,000
Before the mega auction, Rajasthan Royals has a purse available worth 62 crores. RR has made some great decisions in the IPL 2022 Mega Auction.
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