Published: Feb 12, 2014, 08:50 AM (IST)
Edited: Feb 13, 2014, 04:45 PM (IST)
Feb 12, 2014
Rajasthan Royals stood to their character of developing youngsters and going into a season with a leader who can guide them. They retained their stars and promising youngsters going into the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2014 auction.
On Day One though, one might feel they missed a trick by not going for Mahela Jayawardene as they lack that leader this time round. Shane Watson cannot be called one yet.
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But buying tim Southee at a throwaway price was a gem from the RR team. Buying Abhishek Nayar was also a very good choice.
Overall, they have a wonderful strength of all-rounders in their setup now, but the over-dependency on Shane Watson could hurt them.
Following are the players bought by Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2014 Auction on Day Two —
| Players | Base Price | Selling Price | Playing Role | Country |
| UNMUKT CHAND | RS 30 LAKH (INR) | RS 65 LAKH (INR) | BATSMAN | INDIA |
| ANKUSH BAINS | RS 10 LAKH (INR) | RS 10 LAKH (INR) | WICKETKEEPER | INDIA |
| RAJAT BHATIA | RS 30 LAKH (INR) | RS 170 LAKH (INR) | ALL-ROUNDER | INDIA |
| KEVON COOPER | RS 30 LAKH (INR) | RS 30 LAKH (INR) | ALL-ROUNDER | WEST INDIES |
| IQBAL ABDULLA | RS 30 LAKH (INR) | RS 65 LAKH (INR) | ALL-ROUNDER | INDIA |
| DHAWAL KULKARNI | RS 30 LAKH (INR) | RS 110 LAKH (INR) | BOWLER | INDIA |
| PRAVIN TAMBE | RS 10 LAKH (INR) | RS 10 LAKH (INR) | SPINNER | INDIA |
| KARUN NAIR | RS 10 LAKH (INR) | RS 75 LAKH (INR) | BATSMAN | INDIA |
| DISHANT YAGNIK | RS 30 LAKH (INR) | RS 30 LAKH (INR) | WICKETKEEPER | INDIA |
| VIKRAMJIT MALIK | RS 20 LAKH (INR) | RS 20 LAKH (INR) | BOWLER | INDIA |
| RAHUL TEWATIA | RS 10 LAKH (INR) | RS 10 LAKH (INR) | ALL-ROUNDER | INDIA |
| ANKIT SHARMA | RS 10 LAKH (INR) | RS 10 LAKH (INR) | BOWLER | INDIA |
| AMIT MISHRA | RS 10 LAKH (INR) | RS 10 LAKH (INR) | BOWLER | INDIA |
| DEEPAK HOODA | RS 10 LAKH (INR) | RS 40 LAKH (INR) | BOWLER | INDIA |
Following are the players bought by Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2014 Auction on Day One —
| Players | Base Price | Selling Price | Playing Role | Country |
| BRAD HODGE | RS 200 LAKH (INR) | RS 240 LAKH (INR) | BATSMAN | AUSTRALIA |
| STEVEN SMITH | RS 200 LAKH (INR) | RS 400 LAKH (INR) | BATSMAN | AUSTRALIA |
| ABHISHEK NAYAR | RS 30 LAKH (INR) | RS 100 LAKH (INR) | ALL-ROUNDER | INDIA |
| BEN CUTTING | RS 50 LAKH (INR) | RS 80 LAKH (INR) | FAST BOWLER | AUSTRALIA |
| KANE RICHARDSON | RS 100 LAKH (INR) | RS 100 LAKH (INR) | FAST BOWLER | AUSTRALIA |
| TIM SOUTHEE | RS 50 LAKH (INR) | RS 120 LAKH (INR) | FAST BOWLER | NEW ZEALAND |
Following are the players retained by Rajasthan Royals —
| Player | Playing role | Country |
| Shane Watson | All-rounder | Australia |
| James Faulkner | All-rounder | Australia |
| Ajinkya Rahane | Batsman | India |
| Stuart Binny | All-rounder | India |
| Sanju Samson | Batsman & Wicketkeeper | India |
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