Rajasthan Royals, under Rahul Dravid's guidance, are gearing up for IPL 2025 with a retained core of Sanju Samson, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, and Sandeep Sharma. They brought in the likes of Jofra Archer,

Rajasthan Royals have built a strong bowling unit around their retained core group of players but lack of bench strength is a setback for the inaugural champions.

On Day 2, RR spent 4.20 crores on Nitish Rana. They also roped in pacer Tushar Deshpande for ₹ 6.50 crores. They also signed Shubman Dubey for ₹ 80 Lakhs. RR also signed 13-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi for ₹ 1.10 Cr, from a base price of ₹ 30 Lakh, making him the youngest-ever player to be picked in IPL.