The Rajasthan Royals (RR) have a squad size of 20 players for the IPL 2025 season. The Royals went bowling-heavy in the IPL 2025 mega auction. With the return of Rahul Dravid as head coach, the RR management invested in four batters, three wicketkeeper-batters and all-rounders respectively, and ten bowlers.
Let us look in-depth into the full squad of the Rajasthan Royals for the IPL 2025 season.
Rajasthan Royals Squad IPL 2025
Ahead of the IPL 2025 deadline for the retention list, the Rajasthan Royals retained six players for IPL 2025. According to Olympics' official website, the Royals retained Sanju Samson and Yashasvi Jaiswal (INR 18 crore respectively), Riyan Parag and Dhruv Jurel (INR 14 crore respectively), Shimron Hetmyer (INR 14 crore) and Sandeep Sharma.
| Sr No. | Player | Country | Role |
| 1. | Sanju Samson (Retained) | India | Wicketkeeper-batter |
| 2. | Yashasvi Jaiswal (Retained) | India | Batter |
| 3. | Riyan Parag (Retained) | India | All-rounder |
| 4. | Dhruv Jurel (Retained) | India | Wicketkeeper-batter |
| 5. | Shimron Hetmyer (Retained) | West Indies | Batter |
| 6. | Sandeep Sharma (Retained) | India | Bowler |
| 7. | Shubham Dubey | India | Batter |
| 8. | Vaibhav Suryavanshi | India | Batter |
| 9. | Kunal Singh Rathore | India | Wicketkeeper-batter |
| 10. | Yudhvir Singh Charak | India | All-rounder |
| 11. | Nitish Rana | India | All-rounder |
| 12. | Tushar Deshpande | India | Bowler |
| 13. | Akash Madhwal | India | Bowler |
| 14. | Kumar Kartikeya Singh | India | Bowler |
| 15. | Kwena Maphaka | South Africa | Bowler |
| 16. | Wanindu Hasaranga | Sri Lanka | Bowler |
| 17. | Maheesh Theekshana | Sri Lanka | Bowler |
| 18. | Fazalhaq Farooqi | Afghanistan | Bowler |
| 19. | Ashok Sharma | India | Bowler |
| 20. | Jofra Archer | England | Bowler |
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IPL 2025 RR Squad Indian Players List
The Rajasthan Royals signed 14 Indian players for the IPL 2025 season. Skipper Sanju Samson and opener Yashasvi Jaiswal are the joint highest-paid cricketers in the RR dugout, with both players retained for INR 18 crore. In the IPL 2025 mega auction, Tushar Deshpande turned out to be the Royals’ most expensive Indian winning bid, with a price tag of INR 6.50 crore.
According to The Times Of India, Sandeep Sharma was retained as an uncapped player according to BCCI’s reintroduction of a new rule of a player being uncapped if not represented the Indian cricket team for the past five years. The Royals have signed six capped and eight uncapped Indian players.
| Sr No. | Player | Capped/Uncapped |
| 1. | Yashasvi Jaiswal | Capped |
| 2. | Shubham Dubey | Uncapped |
| 3. | Vaibhav Suryavanshi | Uncapped |
| 4. | Sanju Samson | Capped |
| 5. | Dhruv Jurel | Capped |
| 6. | Kunal Singh Rathore | Uncapped |
| 7. | Riyan Parag | Capped |
| 8. | Yudhvir Singh Charak | Uncapped |
| 9. | Nitish Rana | Capped |
| 10. | Sandeep Sharma | Uncapped |
| 11. | Tushar Deshpande | Capped |
| 12. | Akash Madhwal | Uncapped |
| 13. | Kumar Kartikeya Singh | Uncapped |
| 14. | Ashok Sharma | Uncapped |
IPL 2025 RR Squad Overseas Players List
The Rajasthan Royals have purchased five overseas players and retained one in the form of West Indian batter Shimron Hetmyer. All of the Royals’ overseas winning bids included bowlers.
| Sr No. | Player | Capped/Uncapped |
| 1. | Shimron Hetmyer | Capped |
| 2. | Kwena Maphaka | Capped |
| 3. | Wanindu Hasaranga | Capped |
| 4. | Maheesh Theekshana | Capped |
| 5. | Fazalhaq Farooqi | Capped |
| 6. | Jofra Archer | Capped |
RR Team 2025: Rajasthan Royals IPL 2025 Auction Buys
According to the official website of the IPL, the Rajasthan Royals have bought 14 players in the IPL 2025 mega auction. This list includes 9 Indians and 5 overseas players. Jofra Archer was the most expensive signing for the Royals with a remuneration of INR 12.50 crore. According to The Times Of India, Vaibhav Suryavanshi became the youngest player to be sold in IPL auction history at 13 years of age. The Royals acquired him for INR 1.10 crore in the mega auction.
| Sr No. | Player | Base Price | Final Price |
| 1. | Jofra Archer | INR 2 crore | INR 12.50 crore |
| 2. | Tushar Deshpande | INR 1 crore | INR 6.50 crore |
| 3. | Wanindu Hasaranga | INR 2 crore | INR 5.52 crore |
| 4. | Maheesh Theekshana | INR 2 crore | INR 4.40 crore |
| 5. | Nitish Rana | INR 1.50 crore | INR 4.20 crore |
| 6. | Fazalhaq Farooqi | INR 2 crore | INR 2 crore |
| 7. | Kwena Maphaka | INR 75 lakh | INR 1.50 crore |
| 8. | Akash Madhwal | INR 30 lakh | INR 1.20 crore |
| 9. | Vaibhav Suryavanshi | INR 30 lakh | INR 1.10 crore |
| 10. | Shubham Dubey | INR 30 lakh | INR 80 lakh |
| 11. | Yudhvir Charak | INR 30 lakh | INR 35 lakh |
| 12. | Ashok Sharma | INR 30 lakh | INR 30 lakh |
| 13. | Kunal Rathore | INR 30 lakh | INR 30 lakh |
| 14. | Kumar Kartikeya Singh | INR 30 lakh | INR 30 lakh |
IPL 2025 Auction RR’s Purse Value
With a purse value of INR 120 crore, the Rajasthan Royals dished out INR 40.70 crore in the IPL 2025 mega auction after spending a whopping INR 79 crore solely on retention. They have a remaining purse of INR 30 lakh.
| Auction Purse | INR 120 crore |
| Retention Spent | INR 79 crore |
| Auction Spent | INR 40.70 crore |
| Purse Remaining | INR 30 lakh |
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FAQs on RR Squad IPL 2025
A. The Rajasthan Royals retained five Indian players before the IPL 2025 mega auction.
A. The Rajasthan Royals purchased 5 overseas players in the IPL 2025 mega auction.
A. The Rajasthan Royals have a squad size of 20 players for IPL 2025.
A. The Rajasthan Royals’ most expensive purchase of the IPL 2025 mega auction was Jofra Archer for INR 12.50 crore.
A. The Rajasthan Royals signed Vaibhav Suryavanshi for INR 1.10 crore in the IPL 2025 mega auction and he became the youngest player to receive an IPL contract at 13 years.
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