Rajasthan Royals
Rajasthan Royals let go of their star players in Ajinkya Rahane and K Gowtham and opened up some spots in their team to get players in. They brought in an Indian fast bowler in Ankit Rajpoot, while traded off Dhawal Kulkarni to Mumbai Indians. Steve Smith was named the captain for the upcoming season.
Squad:
Steve Smith (C), Ankit Rajpoot, Ben Stokes, Jofra Archer, Jos Buttler, Mahipal Lomror, Manan Vohra, Mayank Markande, Rahul Tewatia, Riyan Parag, Sanju Samson, Shashank Singh, Shreyas Gopal, Varun Aaron
Released players:
Aryaman Birla, Ashton Turner, Ish Sodhi, Jaydev Unadkat, Liam Livingstone, Oshane Thomas, Prashant Chopra, Rahul Tripathi, Shubham Ranjane, Stuart Binny, Sudhesan Midhun
Traded players to:
Ajinkya Rahane (traded to Delhi Capitals), K Gowtham (traded to Kings XI Punjab)
Player slots left: 11 (Seven domestic, four overseas)
Money spent: 56.10 cr
Purse remaining: 28.90 cr