RR IPL 2025 Squad: Rajasthan Royals Full List of Players, Auction Buys with Price, Most Expensive Picks

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RR IPL 2025 Full Squad: Rajasthan Royals entered the IPL 2025 mega auction with the smallest price and their business was limited on the first day of the auction. But they have started their second day with the signing of Nitish Rana.

In the IPL 2025 auction, Jofra Archer became the first signing for the Rajasthan Royals, who went on to pay a whopping Rs 12.50 crore for the England pacer. They also signed Sri Lankan duo Maheesh Theekshana and Wanindu Hasaranga, while the other two were uncapped Indian picks.

Rajasthan Royals Retained Players for IPL 2025

Rajasthan Royals, now guided by their new head coach Rahul Dravid, retained a solid core ahead of the IPL 2025 Mega Auction. Sanju Samson will continue to lead the team, with India's rising star Yashasvi Jaiswal adding firepower at the top of the order. Promising youngsters Dhruv Jurel and Riyan Parag were also retained, showcasing the franchise's faith in their homegrown talent. Shimron Hetmyer, the explosive West Indies batter, was their lone overseas retention, ensuring firepower in the middle order. Along with their retained players and auction deals, Rajasthan Royals look poised to build a competitive squad as they aim for their second IPL title.

Sanju Samson – ₹18 crore

Yashasvi Jaiswal – ₹18 crore

Riyan Parag – ₹14 crore

Dhruv Jurel – ₹14 crore

Shimron Hetmyer – ₹11 crore

Sandeep Sharma – ₹4 crore

Rajasthan Royals IPL 2025 Total Players, Purse Used

RR IPL 2025 Auction Buys: Complete List of Rajasthan Royals Auction Deals with Price

Jofra Archer was the first buy for Rajasthan Royals, who waited long for their first piece of business in the mega event. Maheesh Theekshana was their second buy of the night as they roped him in for Rs 4.4 crore, followed by another Sri Lankan Wanindu Hasaranga.

Former Mumbai Indians duo Akash Madhwal and Kumar Kartikeya were the other buys for the Royals.

Rajasthan Royals got their first acquisition with the signing of Nitish Rana with a magnificent Rs 4.20 crore deal. RR went aggressively for Indian pacer Tushar Deshpande and roped him in for Rs 6.50 crore.

Rajasthan Royals also triggered a bidding war and got 13-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi for Rs 1.10 crore, who is the youngest player ever picked in an IPL auction.

Rajasthan Royals IPL 2025 Squad: Complete List of RR Players

Sanju Samson, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, Sandeep Sharma, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Wanindu Hasaranga, Akash Madhwal, Kumar Kartikeya, Nitish Rana, Tushar Deshpande, Shubham Dubey, Yudhvir Charak, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Kwena Maphaka, Kunal Rathore, Ashok Sharma