The preparations for the 12th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is currently underway with the auction set to take place on December 18 in Jaipur. After meeting the deadline to release and retain the players, all the teams are now deliberating over picking certain players for the upcoming edition to fulfill key slots in their respective squads.

As far as the Rajasthan Royals are concerned, they retained a total of 16 players which included the overseas players like <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/steve-smith-tumbles-while-playing-the-pull-against-the-aussie-quicks/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Steve Smith</strong></a>, Ben Stokes, Jofra Archer and Jos Buttler. However, they will now be fretting over replacing the released 10 players who were either injured or didn&#8217;t add much value to the team during the 2018 season.

They can still pick six Indian and three overseas cricketers with Rs 20.95 Crores left in the purse, the franchise can engage themselves in a bidding war to pick one top player during the auction.

Here we pick three players the Royals should target in the auction:

<a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2018/01/Axar-Patel-KXIP.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-206208" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2018/01/Axar-Patel-KXIP.jpg" alt="Axar Patel KXIP" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-206208" class="wp-caption-text">Axar Patel . (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption>

Axar Patel was surprisingly the only retained player in the Kings XI Punjab&#8217;s line-up last season. But he didn&#8217;t reap rewards playing only nine matches and picking three wickets while scoring only 80 runs with the bat. As a result, he has been released by the franchise now. Also, the recent injuries hasn&#8217;t helped his cause. However, he can still be useful to the teams like the Royals who lack a left-arm spinner in their line-up.

With Zahir Khan, the chinaman bowler from <strong>Afghanistan</strong>, released the Royals will be looking snaffle Axar&#8217;s services for the upcoming season. They only have Ish Sodhi have up their sleeves at the moment who will definitely not play all the matches next year given the four strong overseas contingent the team has. Axar could be an useful addition to the set-up who can pack a punch with the willow down the order as well.

<a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2017/04/Manoj-Tiwary-2.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-136522" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2017/04/Manoj-Tiwary-2.jpg" alt="Manoj Tiwary" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-136522" class="wp-caption-text">Manoj Tiwary. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption>

It was quite baffling to see Manoj Tiwary being released, again by the Kings XI. He is an experienced player and can make things happen in the middle-order when the chips are down for the team. For the Punjab franchise earlier this year, the Bengal cricketer turned out only in the five matches and couldn&#8217;t live up to the expectations after being bought by them for Rs 1 Crore.

But considering his current form, Tiwary could be on the radar for the Royals and no wonder, he will add value to them. Rajasthan lacked experience in the middle-order last time despite having the talented <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/five-years-sending-first-message-sanju-samson-pronounces-love-front-world/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Sanju Samson</strong></a> and Rahul Tripathi and Tiwary could just be the perfect foil for the team. He played the finisher&#8217;s role for the now defunct Rising Pune Supergiant and probably, the Kings XI didn&#8217;t use him properly.

Given what he brings to the table, Tiwary might be the smart pick for Rajasthan as he wouldn&#8217;t be in the list of many franchises in the auction.

<a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2018/02/Daniel-Christian.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-217509" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2018/02/Daniel-Christian.jpg" alt="Daniel Christian" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-217509" class="wp-caption-text">Daniel Christian . (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images)</figcaption>

Daniel Christian has been one of the very few players who plays a lot of T20 cricket across the world. He was picked by the Delhi Daredevils for the last season but couldn&#8217;t do much for them. He is currently playing in the inaugural edition of the Mzansi Super League (MSL) and has fared decently so far in the three matches. With the experience of 249 T20s up his sleeve, Christian is certainly not the one to go unsold in the auction.

Rajasthan can target him to pick given his credentials with the bat and ability to bowl in the death overs. He could be a perfect foil to Jofra Archer who is extremely accurate in the last few overs of the innings. One would argue that the Royals have enough overseas players and Christian will have to be on the sidelines for most of the season. But <strong>England</strong> and probably the Australian will most likely leave for the World Cup in the first week of May and this is when Christian&#8217;s all-round ability can help Rajasthan.

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<p>The preparations for the 12th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is currently underway with the auction set to take place on December 18 in Jaipur. After meeting the deadline to release and retain the players, all the teams are now deliberating over picking certain players for the upcoming edition to fulfill key slots in their respective squads.</p>
<p>As far as the Rajasthan Royals are concerned, they retained a total of 16 players which included the overseas players like <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/steve-smith-tumbles-while-playing-the-pull-against-the-aussie-quicks/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Steve Smith</strong></a>, Ben Stokes, Jofra Archer and Jos Buttler. However, they will now be fretting over replacing the released 10 players who were either injured or didn’t add much value to the team during the 2018 season.</p>
<p>They can still pick six Indian and three overseas cricketers with Rs 20.95 Crores left in the purse, the franchise can engage themselves in a bidding war to pick one top player during the auction.</p>
<h3>Here we pick three players the Royals should target in the auction:</h3>
<h3>1.&nbsp;Axar Patel</h3>
<figure id="attachment_206208" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-206208" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2018/01/Axar-Patel-KXIP.jpg"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-206208" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2018/01/Axar-Patel-KXIP.jpg" alt="Axar Patel KXIP" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-206208" class="wp-caption-text">Axar Patel . (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
<p>Axar Patel was surprisingly the only retained player in the Kings XI Punjab’s line-up last season. But he didn’t reap rewards playing only nine matches and picking three wickets while scoring only 80 runs with the bat. As a result, he has been released by the franchise now. Also, the recent injuries hasn’t helped his cause. However, he can still be useful to the teams like the Royals who lack a left-arm spinner in their line-up.</p>
<p>With Zahir Khan, the chinaman bowler from <strong>Afghanistan</strong>, released the Royals will be looking snaffle Axar’s services for the upcoming season. They only have Ish Sodhi have up their sleeves at the moment who will definitely not play all the matches next year given the four strong overseas contingent the team has. Axar could be an useful addition to the set-up who can pack a punch with the willow down the order as well.</p>
<h3>2. Manoj Tiwary</h3>
<figure id="attachment_136522" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-136522" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2017/04/Manoj-Tiwary-2.jpg"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-136522" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2017/04/Manoj-Tiwary-2.jpg" alt="Manoj Tiwary" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-136522" class="wp-caption-text">Manoj Tiwary. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
<p>It was quite baffling to see Manoj Tiwary being released, again by the Kings XI. He is an experienced player and can make things happen in the middle-order when the chips are down for the team. For the Punjab franchise earlier this year, the Bengal cricketer turned out only in the five matches and couldn’t live up to the expectations after being bought by them for Rs 1 Crore.</p>
<p>But considering his current form, Tiwary could be on the radar for the Royals and no wonder, he will add value to them. Rajasthan lacked experience in the middle-order last time despite having the talented <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/five-years-sending-first-message-sanju-samson-pronounces-love-front-world/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Sanju Samson</strong></a> and Rahul Tripathi and Tiwary could just be the perfect foil for the team. He played the finisher’s role for the now defunct Rising Pune Supergiant and probably, the Kings XI didn’t use him properly.</p>
<p>Given what he brings to the table, Tiwary might be the smart pick for Rajasthan as he wouldn’t be in the list of many franchises in the auction.</p>
<h3>3. Daniel Christian</h3>
<figure id="attachment_217509" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-217509" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2018/02/Daniel-Christian.jpg"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-217509" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2018/02/Daniel-Christian.jpg" alt="Daniel Christian" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-217509" class="wp-caption-text">Daniel Christian . (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
<p>Daniel Christian has been one of the very few players who plays a lot of T20 cricket across the world. He was picked by the Delhi Daredevils for the last season but couldn’t do much for them. He is currently playing in the inaugural edition of the Mzansi Super League (MSL) and has fared decently so far in the three matches. With the experience of 249 T20s up his sleeve, Christian is certainly not the one to go unsold in the auction.</p>
<p>Rajasthan can target him to pick given his credentials with the bat and ability to bowl in the death overs. He could be a perfect foil to Jofra Archer who is extremely accurate in the last few overs of the innings. One would argue that the Royals have enough overseas players and Christian will have to be on the sidelines for most of the season. But <strong>England</strong> and probably the Australian will most likely leave for the World Cup in the first week of May and this is when Christian’s all-round ability can help Rajasthan.</p>
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<p>The preparations for the 12th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is currently underway with the auction set to take place on December 18 in Jaipur. After meeting the deadline to release and retain the players, all the teams are now deliberating over picking certain players for the upcoming edition to fulfill key slots in their respective squads.</p>
<p>As far as the Rajasthan Royals are concerned, they retained a total of 16 players which included the overseas players like <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/steve-smith-tumbles-while-playing-the-pull-against-the-aussie-quicks/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Steve Smith</strong></a>, Ben Stokes, Jofra Archer and Jos Buttler. However, they will now be fretting over replacing the released 10 players who were either injured or didn&#8217;t add much value to the team during the 2018 season.</p>
<p>They can still pick six Indian and three overseas cricketers with Rs 20.95 Crores left in the purse, the franchise can engage themselves in a bidding war to pick one top player during the auction.</p>
<h3>Here we pick three players the Royals should target in the auction:</h3>
<h3>1. Axar Patel</h3>
<figure id="attachment_206208" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-206208" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2018/01/Axar-Patel-KXIP.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-206208" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2018/01/Axar-Patel-KXIP.jpg" alt="Axar Patel KXIP" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-206208" class="wp-caption-text">Axar Patel . (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
<p>Axar Patel was surprisingly the only retained player in the Kings XI Punjab&#8217;s line-up last season. But he didn&#8217;t reap rewards playing only nine matches and picking three wickets while scoring only 80 runs with the bat. As a result, he has been released by the franchise now. Also, the recent injuries hasn&#8217;t helped his cause. However, he can still be useful to the teams like the Royals who lack a left-arm spinner in their line-up.</p>
<p>With Zahir Khan, the chinaman bowler from <strong>Afghanistan</strong>, released the Royals will be looking snaffle Axar&#8217;s services for the upcoming season. They only have Ish Sodhi have up their sleeves at the moment who will definitely not play all the matches next year given the four strong overseas contingent the team has. Axar could be an useful addition to the set-up who can pack a punch with the willow down the order as well.</p>
<h3>2. Manoj Tiwary</h3>
<figure id="attachment_136522" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-136522" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2017/04/Manoj-Tiwary-2.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-136522" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2017/04/Manoj-Tiwary-2.jpg" alt="Manoj Tiwary" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-136522" class="wp-caption-text">Manoj Tiwary. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
<p>It was quite baffling to see Manoj Tiwary being released, again by the Kings XI. He is an experienced player and can make things happen in the middle-order when the chips are down for the team. For the Punjab franchise earlier this year, the Bengal cricketer turned out only in the five matches and couldn&#8217;t live up to the expectations after being bought by them for Rs 1 Crore.</p>
<p>But considering his current form, Tiwary could be on the radar for the Royals and no wonder, he will add value to them. Rajasthan lacked experience in the middle-order last time despite having the talented <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/five-years-sending-first-message-sanju-samson-pronounces-love-front-world/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Sanju Samson</strong></a> and Rahul Tripathi and Tiwary could just be the perfect foil for the team. He played the finisher&#8217;s role for the now defunct Rising Pune Supergiant and probably, the Kings XI didn&#8217;t use him properly.</p>
<p>Given what he brings to the table, Tiwary might be the smart pick for Rajasthan as he wouldn&#8217;t be in the list of many franchises in the auction.</p>
<h3>3. Daniel Christian</h3>
<figure id="attachment_217509" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-217509" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2018/02/Daniel-Christian.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-217509" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2018/02/Daniel-Christian.jpg" alt="Daniel Christian" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-217509" class="wp-caption-text">Daniel Christian . (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
<p>Daniel Christian has been one of the very few players who plays a lot of T20 cricket across the world. He was picked by the Delhi Daredevils for the last season but couldn&#8217;t do much for them. He is currently playing in the inaugural edition of the Mzansi Super League (MSL) and has fared decently so far in the three matches. With the experience of 249 T20s up his sleeve, Christian is certainly not the one to go unsold in the auction.</p>
<p>Rajasthan can target him to pick given his credentials with the bat and ability to bowl in the death overs. He could be a perfect foil to Jofra Archer who is extremely accurate in the last few overs of the innings. One would argue that the Royals have enough overseas players and Christian will have to be on the sidelines for most of the season. But <strong>England</strong> and probably the Australian will most likely leave for the World Cup in the first week of May and this is when Christian&#8217;s all-round ability can help Rajasthan.</p>
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These players will definitely add value to the team.

IPL 2019: 3 Players Rajasthan Royals should target in Auction

These are the players who the Rajasthan Royals will target in the upcoming auction which will take place in Jaipur on December 18.