List of Rajasthan Royals cricketers

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RR players during a party at Shilpa Shetty's house

Rajasthan Royals (RR) is a franchise cricket team based in Jaipur, India, and is one of the teams participating in the Indian Premier League (IPL). It played its first Twenty20 match in the first season of the IPL against the Delhi Daredevils. [1] [2] It later topped the group stage in that season, [3] and won the final against the Chennai Super Kings to become the first winner of the IPL. [4] It also reached the playoffs in the 2013 IPL. The team's performance in the 2008 and the 2013 season resulted in its qualification for the 2008 and the 2013 Champions League Twenty20 (CLT20); [5] however, the 2008 edition was cancelled due to the 2008 Mumbai attacks. [6] The RR reached the finals in the 2013 CLT20, but lost the match to Mumbai Indians. [7] Seventy-three players have played for RR, [8] of whom Shane Watson has played the most matches. [9]

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Shane Watson is the only player to lead most runs, [10] most wickets, [11] highest score, [12] highest batting average, [13] most sixes, [14] most matches [15] for a team. Also the only player to win man of the tournament IPL twice. The best bowling average is Lee Carseldine's 6.00, though among bowlers who have bowled more than 20 overs, Sohail Tanvir has the best average: 11.44. [16] Tanvir also has the best bowling figures in an innings: he claimed six wickets against Chennai Super Kings in a 2008 match, while conceding 14 runs. [17] Mahesh Rawat has taken the most catches as wicket-keeper for RR, with 15, [18] while Naman Ojha has made the highest number of stumpings: 7; Dishant Yagnik has made the most dismissals as wicket-keeper for RR with 18. [18] Rahane has claimed the highest number of catches among fielders, with 28. [19]

The first list includes all players who have played at least one match for RR and is initially listed alphabetically by their last name. [α] The second list comprises all those players who have captained the team in at least one match, arranged in the order of the first match as captain. Many players have also represented other teams of the IPL, but only the records of their games for RR are given. [β] [γ]

Key

General

Fielding

Batting

Bowling

Captains

Players

RR cricketers
General Batting [23] Bowling [24] Fielding [24]
Name [8] Nationality [θ] FirstLastMat Inn NO Runs HS 100 50 [δ] Avg Balls [ε] Wkt BBI [ζ] Ave Ca St
Kamran Akmal Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 2008200866112853*0125.60054
Dinesh Salunkhe Flag of India.svg  India 200820086313326*0016.504811/2178.0020
Younis Khan Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 2008200811033003.00010
Mohammad Kaif Flag of India.svg  India 2008200816143176340016.000---80
Taruwar Kohli Flag of India.svg  India 20082008220107005.00010
Darren Lehmann Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 200820082201817009.00000
Sohail Tanvir Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 20082008115236130012.00247226/1412.0940
Mahesh Rawat Flag of India.svg  India 20082009161065023*0012.500151
Ravindra Jadeja Flag of India.svg  India 2008200927224430420023.8915363/1528.67110
Niraj Patel Flag of India.svg  India 20082009962121570130.25600/660
Siddharth Chitnis Flag of India.svg  India 2009200911066006.000---00
Rob Quiney Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 20092009770103510114.71010
Paul Valthaty Flag of India.svg  India 2009200922065003.00000
Lee Carseldine Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2009200955181390020.25611/66.0040
Shane Harwood Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2009200932296*006032/2524.3320
Tyron Henderson Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 200920092201111005.503611/3040.0000
Graeme Smith Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2008201025253697910431.680---60
Yusuf Pathan Flag of India.svg  India 200820104342410111001626.61583203/2235.95140
Dimitri Mascarenhas Flag of England.svg  England 2008201087160270010.00188123/2018.8310
Munaf Patel Flag of India.svg  India 2008201030953723*009.25617333/1723.6170
Morne Morkel Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 20092010431178008.508400/2020
Naman Ojha Flag of India.svg  India 200920102222354594*0428.68066
Kamran Khan Flag of India.svg  India 2009201082133003.0014293/1819.6740
Michael Lumb Flag of England.svg  England 2010201012120278830125.27040
Adam Voges Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2010201097318145*0045.255400/510
Damien Martyn Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2010201011019190019.00000
Paras Dogra Flag of India.svg  India 20102010980107410013.38010
Abhishek Jhunjhunwala Flag of India.svg  India 201020101311218353*0120.333700/240
Aaron Finch Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2010201011021210021.00700/500
Shrikant Wagh Flag of India.svg  India 2010201010000611/1616.0000
Sumit Narwal Flag of India.svg  India 201020105311412007.009453/3637.0010
Aditya Dole Flag of India.svg  India 2010201032034300017.006652/3622.4020
Amit Uniyal Flag of India.svg  India 2010201022144*004.003622/4133.0000
Swapnil Asnodkar Flag of India.svg  India 2008201120200423600221.15060
Shane Warne Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 200820115529919834*009.901194574/2125.39160
Abhishek Raut Flag of India.svg  India 200920112216719436*0021.562400/690
Amit Paunikar Flag of India.svg  India 201020115504920009.80010
Faiz Fazal Flag of India.svg  India 2010201112111183450018.301200/660
Pinal Shah Flag of India.svg  India 2011201121055005.00001
Ross Taylor Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 201120111211618147*0036.20600/1140
Jacob Oram Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2011201121000000.002411/3245.0000
Nayan Doshi Flag of England.svg  England 2011201131000000.003211/1562.0000
Pankaj Singh Flag of India.svg  India 20082012122254*0021072/1846.0010
Johan Botha Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 200920122419835567*0130.45534193/632.1190
Amit Singh Flag of India.svg  India 20092012235121*000.50473284/1922.1410
Shreevats Goswami Flag of India.svg  India 20122012116169240013.80044
Siddharth Trivedi Flag of India.svg  India 2008201376158429006.001506654/2529.29140
Shaun Tait Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2010201321522311007.67473233/1327.8360
Rahul Dravid Flag of India.svg  India 20112013464521276660729.670100
Ankeet Chavan Flag of India.svg  India 201120131331127*006.0024882/2340.7530
Ashok Menaria Flag of India.svg  India 2011201329232401400019.1011032/2048.0050
Owais Shah Flag of England.svg  England 2012201315154365760333.18050
Ajit Chandila Flag of India.svg  India 20122013122244*00234114/1322.0070
Brad Hogg Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2012201310311513007.50236102/3128.4010
S. Sreesanth Flag of India.svg  India 2013201373211*001.0013052/2027.35110
Kusal Perera Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 201320132201414007.00000
Sachin Baby Flag of India.svg  India 2013201341033003.00020
Harmeet Singh Flag of India.svg  India 20132013100002411/3434.0000
Rahul Shukla Flag of India.svg  India 2013201331111*004832/2826.3320
Samuel Badree WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 20132013100002400/3400
Dishant Yagnik Flag of India.svg  India 2011201425177170340017.000125
Brad Hodge Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2012201433301263954*0135.501811/1324.00150
Kevon Cooper WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 2012201425145116320012.89576334/2622.94120
Vikramjeet Malik Flag of India.svg  India 2013201441111*007832/1429.3310
Unmukt Chand Flag of India.svg  India 2014201411022002.00000
Abhishek Nayar Flag of India.svg  India 2014201454143230014.33000
Ben Cutting Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2014201411088008.002411/3131.0010
Iqbal Abdullah Flag of India.svg  India 20142014100001200/1710
Kane Richardson Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2014201471011001.0016292/1822.8930
Shane Watson Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 200820157876112372104*21436.491361613/1027.89210
James Faulkner Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 20132015423215382460022.47907475/1627.0690
Pravin Tambe Flag of India.svg  India 201320152653113005.50564234/2030.8730
Rajat Bhatia Flag of India.svg  India 20142015148267230011.17258123/2327.4250
Tim Southee Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 201420151042177*008.5022862/3253.8360
Deepak Hooda Flag of India.svg  India 201520151490151540116.789111/35129.0010
Barinder Sran Flag of India.svg  India 20152015100001800/3500
Rusty Theron Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2015201511111*002411/4040.0000
Ankit Sharma Flag of India.svg  India 2014201884141300013.6713872/2024.0020
Heinrich Klaasen Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2018201844157320019.00034
D'Arcy Short Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 20182018770115440016.431811/1019.0020
Anureet Singh Flag of India.svg  India 2018201831133*002411/2042.0010
Ben Laughlin Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2018201872111*001.0012592/1523.4410
Ajinkya Rahane Flag of India.svg  India 2011201910093112810105*21734.270410
Stuart Binny Flag of India.svg  India 2011201972541873148*0020.31450172/1433.24150
Dhawal Kulkarni Flag of India.svg  India 2014201937745028*0016.67701292/935.21130
Prashant Chopra Flag of India.svg  India 2018201921088008.00000
Rahul Tripathi Flag of India.svg  India 201820192019436780*0224.47070
Krishnappa Gowtham Flag of India.svg  India 201820192217514433*0012.00360122/1239.83100
Sudhesan Midhun Flag of India.svg  India 20192019100001200/2710
Ish Sodhi Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2019201982076003.5018193/2622.4400
Ashton Turner Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2019201943133*001.50000
Oshane Thomas WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 20192019400006052/615.8010
Steve Smith Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2014202050438107079*0830.570210
Varun Aaron Flag of India.svg  India 2019202083243*004.0012042/2052.5010
Robin Uthappa Flag of India.svg  India 2020202012120196410016.33030
Tom Curran Flag of England.svg  England 202020205438383*0183.0010931/3769.3310
Ankit Rajpoot Flag of India.svg  India 2020202062197*009.0010221/3999.5000
Andrew Tye Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2020202011066006.002411/5050.0000
Rahul Tewatia Flag of India.svg  India 2014202132236426530125.06570213/2536.00110
Chris Morris Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 201520212214714336*0020.43498284/2324.5470
Shreyas Gopal Flag of India.svg  India 2018202142186157240013.08810414/1626.63100
Mahipal Lomror Flag of India.svg  India 201820213227545254*0120.558411/22109.0070
Ben Stokes Flag of England.svg  England 2018202131315604107*1123.23419163/1541.13160
Jaydev Unadkat Flag of India.svg  India 2018202139157100260012.50802293/1544.17110
David Miller Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 202020211093124620120.67040
Kartik Tyagi Flag of India.svg  India 20202021145366003.00313131/2937.7730
Manan Vohra Flag of India.svg  India 2021202144042140010.50000
Anuj Rawat Flag of India.svg  India 2021202121000030
Akash Singh Flag of India.svg  India 20212021100002400/3900
Mayank Markande Flag of India.svg  India 20212021100001800/2600
Evin Lewis WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 20212021550151580130.20000
Shivam Dube Flag of India.svg  India 2021202199123064*0128.753000/520
Glenn Phillips Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 202120213312614*0013.001211/1720.0010
Mustafizur Rahman Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 20212021145588*00311143/2031.1410
Chetan Sakariya Flag of India.svg  India 202120211461167003.20312143/3130.4340
Tabraiz Shamsi Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2021202111122*002400/3400
Karun Nair Flag of India.svg  India 201420222825252773*0422.91080
Rassie van der Dussen Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 202220223312212*0011.00000
Daryl Mitchell Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2022202222033170016.501200/720
James Neesham Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2022202222031170015.501800/2910
Nathan Coulter-Nile Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2022202211111*001800/4800
Kuldip Yadav Flag of India.svg  India 2021202331100*005421/1842.0000
Devdutt Padikkal Flag of India.svg  India 2022202328281637540323.59070
Obed McCoy WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 2022202381088008.00161113/2322.7310
Joe Root Flag of England.svg  England 2023202331010100010.001200/1420
Abdul Basith Flag of India.svg  India 2023202311111*00000
Jason Holder WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 202320238311211006.0017142/2971.0040
Murugan Ashwin Flag of India.svg  India 2023202320000002400/1100
Jofra Archer Flag of England.svg  England 2018202035231019527*0015.00825463/1521.3390
Sanju Samson § Flag of India.svg  India 2013202414013516374211922231.4507515

    [25]

    Captains

    Warne (right) has captained RR in 56 matches, whereas Dravid (left) is second to him, with 40 matches. Dravid and Warne.jpg
    Warne (right) has captained RR in 56 matches, whereas Dravid (left) is second to him, with 40 matches.
    Rajasthan Royals captains
    Name [21] FirstLastMatWonLost Tie NRWin% [η]
    Shane Warne 200820115630241056.25
    Shane Watson 2008201416781045.28
    Rahul Dravid 201220134023170057.50
    Steve Smith 20142020 4428160063.63
    Ajinkya Rahane 20182019239140039.13
    Sanju Samson 20212025 (Can be predicted)2814140050.00
    Total11665492057.95

    See also

    Notes

    Footnotes

    1. Sorting as such may actually be considered incorrect, especially for players such as Mohammad Kaif, where their last name is used in a different manner to that of western names, but are listed as such for continuity with other lists and ease of understanding the page.
    2. To sort these tables by any statistic, click on the Sort both.gif icon in the column title.
    3. These statistics are correct as of 2014 Indian Premier League.
    4. 1 2 A century made is not listed as an additional half century.
    5. 1 2 This does not include illegal deliveries like no-balls and wides.
    6. 1 2 The BBI has not been provided for those bowlers who have not taken any wicket while playing for RR.
    7. 1 2 The Win–loss percentage is calculated using the formula:
    8. The information in the nationality column is according to ESPNcricinfo. This information may not necessarily reflect the player's birthplace or citizenship.

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