3 Players RR will release ahead of IPL 2023

3. Navdeep Saini

The emerging fast bowler Navdeep Saini has showcased his skills in both international cricket and the IPL. He was picked by the franchise for INR 2.6 crore, and was touted to be the key pacer for the 2022 season.

However, Saini could be a part of only two games in the 2022 season. In his first game, he finished with figures of 2/36 and took a breathtaking diving catch as well. The subsequent fixture saw him going for 36 runs in three overs and taking a single wicket.

After these performances, the 29-year-old pacer could not get a game under his belt in the most successful campaign for RR after 2008. At the end, the team already had enough quality pace-bowling options in the form of Prasidh Krishna, Trent Boult, and Obed McCoy. It is most likely that Royals will release him to free up their purse.