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Rajasthan Royals, who have won the league round at the start of the IPL 2022 series under Sanju Samson, finished second in the points table and advanced to the play-offs, losing to Gujarat in Qualifier 1 but reaching the final 13 years after 2008 in Qualifier 2. However, despite winning the toss in the final, the team, which batted first without chasing, lost to Hardik Pandya-led Gujarat 13 years later and missed the golden opportunity to kiss the trophy.
However, with the exception of the legendary Shane Warne, who won the championship in 2008, the team advanced to the finals this time around, having struggled to advance to the play – offs for most of the year. The team that came close to the final and reached the trophy is set to fight back next year to perform better and kiss the trophy without giving up even if they fail. For that let’s look at the 6 players that the team needs to retain in the 2023 season.
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1. Sanju Samson: Sanju Samson, who has been the captain since last year, is the first player to retain Rs 14 crore this year and has amassed 458 runs in 17 matches at a good strike rate of 146.79. Having gotten off to a great start in most matches he would have scored more than 600 runs if he had turned it into big runs.
However he made up for it through an excellent captaincy and is proud to have led Rajasthan to the final 13 years after Warne. So the administration should retain him as the first person to make progress.
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2. Jose Butler: Jose Butler, who was retained for Rs 10 crore this year, won the Orange Cap with a staggering strike rate of 149.05 at an impressive average of 57.53 with 863 runs including a total of 4 centuries and 4 fifties in the league round and knock-out rounds worthy of Rs 20 crore. He’s the only one who has performed twice as well as the salary he has earned among the many players who have bought and acted roughly many crores this year.
He was also instrumental in helping Rajasthan reach the final as other batsmen like Sanju Samson failed to accumulate runs in a row. So it would not be fair to not retain him next year.
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3. Yusvenra Sahal: Bangalore, who bowled for them from 2013 to 2021, won the purple cap by taking 27 wickets in 17 matches, the highest in his career, in his first season playing for Rajasthan for Rs 6.50 crore this year, to the extent that Bangalore regrets leaving the fort.
The team management should undoubtedly retain both the batsmen who have been instrumental in Rajasthan’s success with a number of achievements, including a hat – trick.
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4. Trend Bolt: Like Sahal, he was bought for Rs 8 crore for Rajasthan for the first time by Mumbai to the extent that he regrets leaving him, taking 16 wickets in 16 matches at an excellent economy of 7.94.
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Rajasthan should not be left out even if he is a talented left-arm bowler who swings the ball in powerplay overs and takes wickets.
5. Prasid Krishna: Purchased for Rs 10 crore, he took 19 wickets in 17 matches and became the second fast bowler to pair with Bolt.
A young player, he stumbled in a few matches but bowled mostly loudly. So Rajasthan need to retain him to keep the fast bowling department strong.
6. Simron Hedmeyer: If the only hope in the middle order of the Rajasthan team is to leave the star batsman, the middle order of the team will become worse.
He scored 314 runs in 15 matches for Rs 8.50 crore this year with a good strike rate of 153.92 and is definitely the team’s finisher who should definitely be retained.
7. Ravichandran Ashwin: If a team management has used a player in all categories this year it will be the one who was bought for Rs 5 crore. Because of his batting prowess the team management was successful in sending him to bat with Butler in 3rd place in a lot of matches. The reason is that he has been playing in the IPL since 2009 and this year he scored his first half century in 12 innings with a maximum of 191 runs at a good strike rate of 141.48.
Similarly, he has taken 12 wickets in 17 matches at a good economy of 7.51 and needs to see some improvement in that. However, Rajasthan can generously retain him next year.
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