IPL 2024: 3 players who were underutilized by Rajasthan Royals

It has been a season of so near yet so far for the Rajasthan Royals. Sanju Samson’s team were the early pace-setters in the tournament. After occupying the top of the table for more than half the season the Royals lost their form and ultimately lost four matches in succession to be overtaken by Kolkata Knight Riders.

Rajasthan Royals finally made it to the playoffs as the third-placed team and played the Eliminator game against Royal Challengers Bengaluru. A win against Faf Du Plessis and his team meant that the Royals played Sunrisers Hyderabad in the second qualifier which they happened to lose.

The last few years have seen the Royals emerge as one of the strongest teams in the league. Sanju Samson didn’t want to tinker with the team that was on a roll but that meant a few deserving stars missed out on selection during IPL 2024. 

Let's take a closer look at 3 players who were underutilized by Rajasthan Royals during IPL 2024:

3. Keshav Maharaj

The South African was drafted into the Rajasthan Royals squad after Prasidh Krishna was ruled out of IPL 2024 due to injury. Keshav Maharaj played just two games and picked two wickets before he was benched for the rest of the campaign. In his second and final game of his maiden IPL season, Maharaj got the wickets of Jonny Bairstow and Sam Curran to play a key role in a win for the Royals. Despite his economical spell, Maharaja could not make his way back into the team and this raised questions as to why the Royals underutilized Keshav Maharaj.