IPL 2022: Best starting playing XI of Rajasthan Royals (RR) after mega auction

Rajasthan Royals did a good job in terms of building up a strong foundation in the IPL 2022 mega auction by backing youngsters and they went on to rope in some amazing talents like Devdutt Padikkal, Prasidh Krishna and many more. Picking Ravichandran Ashwin and Trent Boult from the marquee set has given solidity to their bowling lineup that looked vacant at the start.

The Royals retained the likes of Yashasvi Jaiswal as their uncapped player for INR 4 Crore and capped players Sanju Samson (INR 14 Crore) and Jos Buttler (INR 10 Crore) were retained as expected. The addition of Shimron Hetmyer will deal with the finisher’s role and Kumar Sangakkara has been spot on so far as the director of the side.

Royals ensured that they added some quality Indian contingent to their table as over the years they have been an overseas dependent side for a long time and the change in strategy is expected to do them a world of good. They finished seventh in the previous IPL 2021 season and haven’t won an IPL trophy since the inaugural edition.

Best starting XI of Rajasthan Royals:

1. Yashasvi Jaiswal

Yashasvi Jaiswal was retained by the Rajasthan Royals ahead of IPL 2022 mega auction in the uncapped players’ category for INR 4 Crore and the youngsters have already promised a lot for the future. The left-hander was part of the India U19 squad that went into the finals in 2020 and finished as the man of the series as well.

The Mumbai born lad did get a fair amount of chance in the previous IPL edition for the Royals and he played some quickfire cameos that had impressed a lot of the experts and fans. It was one of the wisest moves from the franchise to retain the 20-year-old considering his potential and the future of the side.

Jaiswal played ten games last year scoring 249 runs and he had a brilliant strike rate of 148 which was one of the turning points. He showed a lot of intent towards the back end of the tournament and the same would be expected this year as well at the top of the order for the franchise.