The most memorable moment for Rajasthan Royals was when they win the IPL title in the opening edition in the year 2008 under the captaincy of Shane Warne. After that, they performed quite well in the play-offs but never got a chance to bring the trophy back home. In 2020 IPL, Steve Smith is included in the team, who is a spectacular batsman as captain of Rajasthan Royals.

Stumpsandbails analyzed the team closely and find out detailed updates. So, let’s dig into those details.

  1. Strength

The assistance of great batsmen like Smith will boost other players in the team to enhance their performance level. Apart from Smith, the team has England’s best trio- Ben Stokes, one of the best all-rounders, Jos Buttler and Jofra Archer. Definitely, this list of players will give a chill down the spine of rivals due to massive expertise. The team also has strong Indian players like Robin Uthappa, Shreyas Gopal, Sanju Samson, Varun Aaron, experienced player Jaydev Unadkat, Mayank Markande, etc.

  1. Weakness

As per the IPL rules, only four overseas players can be included in the playing XI and the 4 slots are taken by Smith, Archer, Buttler, and Stokes. Apart from these, there are also some other promising players such as David Miller, Tom Curran, Andrew Tye, Oshane Thomas but they can get a chance only when there will critical flop shows from the involved players. This arrangement may affect the complete balance of the side also.

  1. Squad

Steve Smith, Ben Stokes, Ankit Rajpoot, Jos Buttler, Jofra Archer, Manan Vohra, Mahipal Lomror, Rahul Tewatia, Sanju Samson, Mayank Markande, Shashank Singh, Riyan Parag, Varun Aaron, Shreyas Gopal, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Robin Uthappa, Anuj Rawat, Jaydev Unadkat, Oshane Thomas, Akash Singh, Anirudha Joshi, Tom Curran, Kartik Tyagi, Andrew Tye, David Miller.

  1. Stars to watch

Jofra Archer, Ben Stokes, Steve Smith, Shyreas Gopal, Jos Buttler, Robin Uthappa

  1. IPL Prediction

Rajasthan Royals team has the full-on capacity to reach play-offs. Now, it is to be seen that the team effort can beat the set teams like Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super Kings, and Sunrisers Hyderabad.