Mumbai, First Published Mar 17, 2022, 2:40 PM IST
Mumbai: Kumar Sangakkara, the coach and director of cricket, hopes that the Rajasthan Royals will do well in the 15th season of the IPL (IPL 2022). Sanga shared the joy of the franchise being able to bring the best players to the team.
‘The team understood exactly what to look for and tried to find players in the star auction. For the franchise to find a strong squad. Yusvendra Chahal and Ravichandran Ashwin were the top two batsmen in terms of off-spin and leg-spin. He has excellent pace units like Trend Bolt, Prasidh Krishna, Navdeep Saini, Nathan Coulter Nile and Obad McCoy. Retained players Sanju Samson, Jose Butler and Yashaswi Jaiswal are also strong. He was able to strengthen the team in all areas. “Jimmy Neesham, Daryl Mitchell and Rossi Wander Dawson are the best players,” Sangakkara said.
Vaughn’s separation is doomed
Sangakkara has expressed his grief over the departure of Shane Warne, who led the Rajasthan Royals to victory in their first IPL season. ‘Cricket is a huge loss to the world. Cricketers are also at a loss. Vaughn was a man of deep knowledge and always approachable. Everyone will miss him, ”Sangakkara recalled. Sangakkara was also vocal about bringing in Lasith Malinga and Paddy Upton to the coaching staff. Malinga has been Rajasthan’s pace bowling coach this season.
Rajasthan Royals are preparing for the 15th season of the IPL with a strong team. Apart from Sanju Samson, the Rajasthan Royals have retained England wicketkeeper – batsman Jose Buttler and young Indian opener Yashaswi Jaiswal. Malayalee player Sanju Samson is the captain this season.
Ravichandran Ashwin, Trend Bolt, Devdutt Padikkal, Shimron Hetmeyer, Prasidh Krishna, Yusvendra Chahal, Navdeep Seini, Obad McCoy, Anunay Singh, Kuldeep Sen, Karun Nair, Dhruv Jural, Tejas Baroka, Kul The Rajasthan franchise has acquired Nile, Rossi Wander Dawson, Daryl Mitchell, Ryan Parag and KC Kariyappa in a star auction. The Rajasthan Royals had fielded Neesham, Daryl Mitchell, Coulter Nile and Rossi Wander Dawson in the final moments of the auction.
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Last Updated Mar 17, 2022, 2:49 PM IST