IPL 2021 | 3 Players Rajasthan Royals (RR) can target in trading window
Rajasthan Royals endured another tough IPL season as they finished on the bottom spot in the group stage in 2020. As a result, the RR management decided to release their captain, Steve Smith ahead of the IPL Auction 2021. They also named Kumar Sangakkara as the Director of Cricket.
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Released: Steve Smith, Ankit Rajpoot, Oshane Thomas, Akash Singh, Varun Aaron, Tom Curran, Anirudha Joshi, Shashank Singh
Squad: Sanju Samson (c), Ben Stokes, Jofra Archer, Jos Buttler, Riyan Parag, Shreyas Gopal, Rahul Tewatia, Mahipal Lomror, Kartik Tyagi, Andrew Tye, Jaydev Unadkat, Mayank Markande, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Anuj Rawat, David Miller, Manan Vohra, Robin Uthappa
Slots Remaining: 8 (3 overseas)
Here are a few players Rajasthan Royals can target in the trading window-
Mitchell Marsh
Rajasthan Royals (RR) can have a good all-rounder if they think about trading in Mitchell Marsh from SRH
Rajasthan Royals have a solid batting lineup consisting of Jos Butler, Ben Stokes and Sanju Samson. However, after trading Uthappa to CSK and releasing Steve Smith, RR will look forward to finding some replacements. Mitchell Marsh, currently a part of the SRH squad would be a good choice for Rajasthan Royals, considering the fact that the Australian solves their middle-order problem.
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It is expected that Ben Stokes and Jos Butler will open the innings for RR, as they did in the last part of the 2020 season with Samson coming in at number three. Marsh at number four will make their batting lineup look more resolute and complete.
Josh Hazlewood
Josh Hazlewood can provide good support to Rajasthan Royals’ (RR) Jofra Archer
Josh Hazelwood, the tall Australian pacer who is a part of the CSK squad, is a player Rajasthan can target in the trading window. RR are short on their fast bowling options with the likes of Jaydev Unadkat and Jofra Archer being the most prominent ones. Moreover, the franchise released Ankit Rajpoot, Oshane Thomas, Tom Curran, Varun Aaron which shows their intentions of revamping their pace department.
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Siddarth Kaul
Siddharth Kaul has the ability to become Rajasthan Royals’ (RR) go-to Indian seamer
Siddarth Kaul is another pacer which RR can target in the trading window which closes on February 4. Kaul played just one game for Sunrisers Hyderabad last season and seven games in the season before. He rose to prominence in the 2017 and 2018 seasons, where he picked up 16 and 21 wickets respectively.
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However, with the emergence of T.Natarajan and the the likes of other pacers in the SRH squad, Sandeep Sharma, Khaleel Ahmed, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jason Holder, Kaul has been getting lesser opportunities every season. He can be a great addition to the RR squad, who will be looking forward to add a few Indian pacers to their squad.