League | Indian Premier League | |
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Personnel | ||
Captain | Sanju Samson | |
Coach | Kumar Sangakkara | |
Chairman | Ranjit Barthakur | |
Owner | Manoj Badale (Emerging Media) (65%) Lachlan Murdoch (13%) RedBird Capital Partners (15%) | |
Team information | ||
City | Jaipur, Rajasthan, India | |
Founded | 2008 | |
Home ground | Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur | |
Capacity | 30,000 | |
Secondary home ground(s) | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad (Capacity: 110,000) Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai (Capacity: 25,000) | |
History | ||
Indian Premier League wins | 1 (2008) | |
CLT20 wins | 0 | |
Official website | rajasthanroyals | |
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Rajasthan Royals in 2022 |
Rajasthan Royals (often abbreviated as RR) are a franchise cricket team based in Jaipur, Rajasthan. It plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL).[1] Founded in 2008 as one of the initial eight IPL franchises, the team is based at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.[2][3] The Royals are known to unearth obscure, high potential talent,[4][5][6] as well as for their involvement in a number of controversies and scandals.
The team won the inaugural edition of the IPL under the captaincy of Shane Warne, despite being written off as a title contender by the media and fans. The Royals were also the runners-up of the 2013 Champions League Twenty20 under Rahul Dravid's captaincy.[6][7]
On 14 July 2015, the verdict reached by a panel appointed by the Supreme Court of India suspended Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings for two years over a 2013 betting scandal. This means they could not participate in both the 2016 and 2017 IPL tournaments. They returned to the competition for the 2018 season.
The team's record run-scorer is Ajinkya Rahane with 3098 runs,[8] while the leading wicket-taker is Shane Watson, with 67.[9]