Rajasthan Royals (RR) made significant moves in the IPL 2024 auction, securing key players to enhance their squad. The team splurged Rs 7.4 crore on West Indies all-rounder Rovman Powell, who became the first buy of the auction. RR engaged in a bidding war with Kolkata Knight Riders for Powell’s services. Additionally, RR added promising English batter Tom Kohler-Cadmore to their lineup and secured the uncapped Indian all-rounder Shubham Dubey for a sum of Rs 5.8 crore. Here is the full list of players bought by RR in the auction:
- Rovman Powell (Rs 7.4 crore)
- Shubham Dubey (Rs 5.8 crore)
- Tom Kohler-Cadmore (Rs 40 lakh)
- Nandre Burger (Rs 50 lakh)
- Abid Mushtaq (Rs 20 lakh)
RR Pre-Auction Squad:
- Sanju Samson (C)
- Jos Buttler
- Shimron Hetmyer
- Yashasvi Jaiswal
- Dhruv Jurel
- Riyan Parag
- Donovan Ferreira
- Kunal Rathore
- Ravichandran Ashwin
- Kuldeep Sen
- Navdeep Saini
- Prasidh Krishna
- Sandeep Sharma
- Trent Boult
- Yuzvendra Chahal
- Adam Zampa
Players Released:
- Joe Root
- Abdul Basith
- Jason Holder
- Akash Vashisht
- Kuldip Yadav
- Obed McCoy
- Murugan Ashwin
- KC Cariappa
- KM Asif
Players Traded In:
- Avesh Khan (from Lucknow Super Giants)
Players Traded Out:
- Devdutt Padikkal (to Lucknow Super Giants)