The 2021 season was the 12th season for the Indian Premier League franchise Rajasthan Royals. After winning only 5 matches out of 14 matches, they finished seventh in the tournament.
Background Player retention and transfers
The Rajasthan Royals retained 17 players and released eight players.
Retained Sanju Samson, Ben Stokes, Jofra Archer, Jos Buttler, Mahipal Lomror, Manan Vohra, Mayank Markande, Rahul Tewatia, Riyan Parag, Shreyas Gopal, Robin Uthappa (traded to Chennai Super Kings), Jaydev Unadkat, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Anuj Rawat, Kartik Tyagi, David Miller, Andrew Tye
Released Steve Smith, Akash Singh, Aniruddha Joshi, Ankit Rajpoot, Oshane Thomas, Shashank Singh, Tom Curran, Varun Aaron
Added Shivam Dube, Chris Morris, Mustafizur Rahman, Liam Livingstone, Chetan Sakariya, Kuldip Yadav, Akash Singh, K. C. Carriapa
Squad Players with international caps are listed in bold.
No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Year signed Salary Notes Batsmen7 Liam Livingstone Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2021 Overseas 10 David Miller Right-handed Right-arm off break 2020 Overseas17 Evin Lewis left-handed Right-arm off break 2021 Overseas19 Yashasvi Jaiswal Left-handed Right-arm leg break 2020 24 Manan Vohra Right-handed Right-arm medium 2019 All-rounders2 Chris Morris Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2021 Overseas4Rahul Tewatia Left-handed Right-arm leg break 2020 Vice Captain5 Riyan Parag Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2019 6 Mahipal Lomror Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2018 25 Shivam Dube Left-handed Right-arm medium fast 2021 55 Ben Stokes Left-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2018 OverseasWithdrew Wicket-keepers11 Sanju Samson Right-handed Right-arm medium 2018 Captain12 Anuj Rawat Left-handed N/A 2020 63 Jos Buttler Right-handed N/A 2018 Overseas98 Glenn Phillips Right-handed Right-arm off break 2021 Overseas Spin Bowlers3 Shreyas Gopal Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2018 26 Tabraiz Shamsi Right-handed Left-arm unorthodox spin 2021 Overseas94 K. C. Cariappa Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2021 99 Mayank Markande Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2020 Pace Bowlers9 Kartik Tyagi Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2020 15 Kuldip Yadav Left-handed Left-arm medium-fast 2021 22 Jofra Archer Right-handed Right-arm fast 2018 OverseasWithdrew28 Chetan Sakariya Left-handed Left-arm medium-fast 2021 42 Oshane Thomas Right-handed Right arm fast 2021 Overseas68 Andrew Tye Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2020 OverseasWithdrew77 Jaydev Unadkat Right-handed Left-arm fast 2020 90 Mustafizur Rahman Left-handed Left-arm fast-medium 2021 Overseas 117 Akash Singh Right-handed Left-arm medium-fast 2021 Source:RR Players
Administration and support staff Position NameOwner Manoj Badale, Lachlan Murdoch, Gerry CardinaleCOO Jake Lush McCrumCEO Mike Fordham Team Manager Romi BhinderBrand ambassador and mentor Shane WarneDirector of Cricket Kumar Sangakkara Assistant coach Trevor Penney Development and performance director Zubin Bharucha Batting coach Amol Mazumdar Spin bowling coach Sairaj BahutuleTeam Liaison and spin bowling consultant Ish Sodhi Fast bowling coach Rob Cassell Fast bowling development coach Steffan Jones Fielding coach Dishant YagnikPhysiotherapist John Gloster Strength and conditioning coach Rajamani Prabhu Team doctor Rob Young Source:
Kit manufacturers and sponsors
Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor (chest) Shirt sponsor (back) Chest BrandingAlcis SportsExpo 2020BKT TyresKEI Source :RR Sponsors
Teams and standings Results by match
League table 2021
League stage
The full schedule was published on the IPL website on 7 March 2021.
Matches
Statistics
Most runs No. Name Match Inns NO Runs HS Ave. BF SR 100s 50s 0 4s 6s 1 Sanju Samson 7 7 1 277 119 46.16 190 145.78 1 2 0 26 11 2 Jos Buttler 7 7 0 254 124 36.28 166 153.01 1 1 0 27 13 3 Shivam Dube 6 6 0 145 46 24.16 123 117.88 0 0 0 14 5 4 David Miller 6 6 3 102 62 34.00 80 127.50 0 1 1 11 3 5 Rahul Tewatia 7 5 0 86 40 17.20 67 128.35 0 0 0 6 4 Source: Cricinfo
Most Wickets No. Name Match Inns Overs Maidens Runs Wickets BBI Ave. Eco. SR 4 5 1 Chris Morris 11 11 41.0 0 376 15 4/23 25.06 9.17 16.4 1 0 2 Mustafizur Rahman 14 14 51.1 0 436 14 3/20 31.14 8.41 22.21 0 0 2 Chetan Sakariya 14 14 52.0 0 426 14 3/31 30.42 8.19 22.28 0 0 4 Rahul Tewatia 14 13 37.0 0 340 8 3/39 42.50 9.18 27.75 0 0 5 Jaydev Unadkat 6 6 22.0 0 168 4 3/15 42.00 7.63 33.00 0 0 Source: Cricinfo
Player of the match awards No. Date Player Opponent Result Contribution Ref. 1 Sanju Samson Punjab Kings Lost by 4 runs 119 (63) 2 Jaydev Unadkat Delhi Capitals Won by 3 wickets 11* (7) & 3/15 (4 overs) 324 April 2021Chris MorrisKolkata Knight RidersWon by 6 wickets4/23 (4 overs)42 May 2021Jos ButtlerSunrisers HyderabadWon by 55 runs124 (64)
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