Rajasthan Royals (RR) on Sunday (April 4) revealed their new jersey for the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021, starting on April 9.
The new RR jersey again sees a combination of blue and pink, the two colors used by the franchise in their IPL history. The winners of the inaugural edition will be hoping to win their second title after making some major changes.
The Jaipur based franchise will be led by dynamic wicketkeeper-batsman Sanju Samson in the upcoming season with former Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara named as the 'Director of Cricket'. The team was previously led by Australia's Steve Smith who was released ahead of the player auction this year.
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RR will play Punjab Kings (PBKS) in their opening match of IPL 2021 on April 12 at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
Rajasthan Royals squad: Sanju Samson, Ben Stokes, Jofra Archer, Jos Buttler, Riyan Parag, Shreyas Gopal, Rahul Tewatia, Mahipal Lomror, Kartik Tyagi, Andrew Tye, Jaydev Unadkat, Mayank Markande, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Anuj Rawat, David Miller, Manan Vohra, Robin Uthappa, Shivam Dube, Chris Morris, Mustafizur Rahman, Chetan Sakariya, KC Cariappa, Liam Livingstone, Kuldip Yadav, Akash Singh.