Rajasthan Royals are a franchise cricket team based in Jaipur, Rajasthan, that plays in the Indian Premier League.
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25 Facts About Rajasthan Royals
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The Royals are known to unearth obscure, high potential talent, as well as for their involvement in a number of controversies and scandals.
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The Rajasthan Royals were the runners-up of the 2013 Champions League Twenty20 under Rahul Dravid's captaincy.
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The Rajasthan Royals were one of the original eight teams in the inaugural season of the IPL in 2008.
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The Rajasthan Royals filed an appeal against the decision and the two parties went to the Mumbai High Court to decide.
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The arbitrator announced that while the investigation was ongoing, the Rajasthan Royals would remain a part of the IPL for six weeks and the BCCI would not be allowed to change rules which might go against the Rajasthan Royals.
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Rajasthan Royals became the source of controversy when inappropriate and fictitious bids were made, violating BCCI norms.
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In 2015, Rajasthan Royals were banned for two years by the BCCI, with its owner Raj Kundra banned for life.
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The Rajasthan Royals won by 3 wickets in the final played on 1 June 2008.
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Many of the Rajasthan Royals players took home individual awards for their performance during the tournament; Yusuf Pathan claimed the Man of the Match award for the final match, Sohail Tanvir finished the tournament in possession of the Purple Cap, and Australian all-rounder Shane Watson was declared the Man of the Series.
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Rajasthan Royals ended 6th out of the 8 teams in the competition, winning 6 matches out of the 14 they played.
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The Rajasthan Royals failed to make it to the semi-finals after losing their last two matches against Delhi Daredevils and Kolkata Knight Riders.
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On 14 May 2009, it was announced that Rajasthan Royals would meet Middlesex Crusaders in a one-off Twenty20 for the British Asian Cup.
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The teams were announced on 3 July 2009 with Rajasthan Royals including Mohammad Kaif and the comeback of Sohail Tanvir.
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Rajasthan Royals were back in India after their average outing in South Africa.
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Once again, Rajasthan Royals ended the tournament miserably with losses to Mumbai Indians and the Royal Challengers Bangalore at home and the Kolkata Knight Riders in the last round-robin game in Kolkata.
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Rajasthan Royals finished in seventh place among the points table in season 5 of the IPL, winning only seven matches out of sixteen.
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Rajasthan Royals retained five players – Sanju Samson, Ajinkya Rahane, Shane Watson, James Faulkner and Stuart Binny – for the seventh season of the IPL.
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In 2018, the Rajasthan Royals made a comeback to the IPL after two years of suspension.
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Rajasthan Royals managed to secure fourth place in the regular season, with 14 points.
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Rajasthan Royals have traded Ajinkya Rahane, Krishnappa Gowtham, Dhawal Kulkarni to Delhi Capitals, Kings XI Punjab and Mumbai Indians respectively.
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On 20 January 2021, ahead of the auction for the 2021 Indian Premier League, Rajasthan Royals released eight players, including their captain Steve Smith.
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On 30 November 2021, ahead of the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League, Rajasthan Royals retained their captain Sanju Samson, Jos Buttler, and youngster Yashasvi Jaiswal, releasing every other player who from 2021.
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The Rajasthan Royals are famous for their frugal spending in the IPL auctions, even during the mega-auctions held once in 3 years.
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Many of the cricketers who have played for the Rajasthan Royals, having been bought by them as relatively unknown players, have ended up as leading international cricketers partly due to their strong performances in the IPL and backing from the Rajasthan Royals management.
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