Ranking all 8 teams based on their retentions ahead of IPL 2021 auction

5. Rajasthan Royals

Ahead of the 2021 IPL edition, Rajasthan Royals had a massive announcement to make. They decided to release their skipper, Steve Smith, and have now handed over the captaincy reigns to talented and upcoming batsman Sanju Samson. It remains to be seen if the gamble will work.

Rajasthan decided to release as many as eight players ahead of the auction. With Steve Smith being the biggest name on the list, the likes of Varun Aaron, Tom Curran and Oshane Thomas are also some known names that the franchise has decided to let go.

Rajasthan has a decent batting order that can give a scare to any side. The likes of Jos Buttler, Ben Stokes, Sanju Samson and last edition hero Rahul Tewatia are names that can make any opposition captain worry. While they have the menacing Jofra Archer, left-arm seamer Jaydev Unadkat, Andrew Tye and Stokes himself who can roll his arm over, Rajasthan need to add a little more firepower to their bowling department in the upcoming auctions.