IPL 2025 Auction: Who were the Five Biggest buys for Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2022 Mega Auction?

Rajasthan Royals aim build onto the platform from the IPL 2022 cycle as it was evident from their retention list.

After another decent outing in the IPL 2024, the Royals have managed to keep hold of their key players for the next cycle. They have kept captain Sanju Samson for Rs 18 crore, whereas India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal has been retained with the same price.

Along with that, they have managed to secure Riyan Parag for a whopping Rs 14 crore, while Shimron Hetmyer stays for Rs 11 crore. Former India pacer Sandeep Sharma has been kept for Rs 4 crore, while Dhruv Jurel is set to earn Rs 14 crore as well.

Rajasthan Royals Retained Players IPL 2025

Sanju Samson - Rs 18 crore
Yashasvi Jaiswal - Rs 18 crore
Riyan Parag - Rs 14 crore
Dhruv Jurel - Rs 14 crore
Shimron Hetmyer - Rs 11 crore
Sandeep Sharma - Rs 4 crore

Rajasthan Royals will be heading into the auction with a purse of Rs 41 crore. The Royals roped in Rahul Dravid as new head coach, who worked with them earlier as well.

How Rajasthan Royals went ahead of IPL 2022 Mega Auction?

Rajasthan Royals retained three players ahead of the IPL 2022 mega auction. Sanju Samson was kept that time for Rs 14 crore, whereas Yashasvi Jaiswal was also retained for Rs 4 crore. England star Jos Buttler was the other player who continued with the Royals for Rs 10 crore.

IPL 2022 Mega Auction: Who were the Biggest Buys for RR?

In the IPL 2022 mega auction, Rajasthan Royals went big for the pacers. They paid the most money for Indian pacer Prasidh Krishna, who arrived with a massive fee of Rs 10 crore. New Zealand pacer Trent Boult was also another expensive buy for the Royals as they splashed Rs 8 crore on him. Yuzvendra Chahal and Shimron Hetmyer also crossed more than Rs 6 crore mark. Devdutt Padikkal, then an uncapped batter, was sold for Rs 7.75 crore, but the batter is the only one who didn't complete the cycle with them. Padikkal was traded to Lucknow Super Giants for Avesh Khan.

Rajasthan Royals Top Five Expensive Buys in IPL 2022 Mega Auction