Rajathan Royals
Since winning the inaugural competition in 2008, the Rajasthan Royals have slipped downhill rather quickly with a seventh-placed finish in 2010. The franchise was then forced to fight an ugly legal battle with the BCCI just to compete in the IPL this year.
Shane Warne and Shane Watson were the two players retained by the Royals and Warne will both coach and captain of the side this season.
Team Facts
| Coach: |  Shane Warne |
|---|---|
| Captain: | Shane Warne |
| Colours: | Blue and Gold |
| Founded: | 2008 |
| Home ground: | Sawai Mansingh Stadium (30000)
Sardar Patel Stadium (54000) |
| Owner: | Emerging Media, Shilpa Shetty & Raj Kundra |
| IPL wins: | (1) 2008 |
| Website: | Rajasthan Royals |
» TEAM PROFILE
- Aakash Chopra
- Abhishek Raut
- Aditya Dole
- Ajinkya Rahane
- Amit Paunikar
- Amit Singh
- Ankeet Chavan
- Ashok Menaria
- Deepak Chahar
- Dinesh Salunkhe
- Dishant Harendra Yagnik
- Faiz Fazal
- Johan Botha
- Nayan Doshi
- Pankaj Singh
- Paul Collingwood
- Pinal Shah
- Rahul Dravid
- Ross Taylor
- Samad Fallah
- Shane Warne
- Shane Watson
- Shaun Tait
- Siddharth Trivedi
- Stuart Binny
» STENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES
Warne has the tactical intuition and leadership ability to lead even the Royals to success in 2011′s expanded competition. The squad will not be short on experience, with seasoned campaigners Rahul Dravid, Paul Collingwood and Proteas T20 skipper Johan Botha, while in Ross Taylor and Watson they possess two proven match-winners with the bat.
Weaknesses
A lack of off-season spending means that the Royals just don’t appear to have the same depth and talent in their squad as most of the other IPL franchises, and in Warne, Dravid and Collingwood they have three key players who are passed their prime. In addition there appears to be a shortage of proven Indian talent, and unless Rajasthan can uncover more than one diamond in the rough this season they may be in for a tough time.
» FIXTURES
Home Matches
| Apr 12, 2011 Tuesday | Delhi Daredevils | Rajasthan Royals won by 6 wickets |
| Apr 15, 2011 Friday | Kolkata Knight Riders | |
| Apr 24, 2011 Sunday | Kochi Tuskers Kerala | |
| Apr 29, 2011 Friday | Mumbai Indians | |
| May 01, 2011 Sunday | Pune Warriors | |
| May 09, 2011 Monday | Chennai Super Kings | |
| May 11, 2011 Wednesday | Royal Challengers |
Away Matches
| Apr 09, 2011 Saturday | Deccan Chargers (Hyderabad) | Rajasthan Royals won by 8 wickets |
| Apr 17, 2011 Sunday | Kolkata Knight Riders (Kolkata) | |
| Apr 19, 2011 Tuesday | Royal Challengers (Bangalore) | |
| Apr 21, 2011 Thursday | Punjab Kings (Mohali) | |
| May 04, 2011 Wednesday | Chennai Super Kings (Chennai) | |
| May 15, 2011 Sunday | Kochi Tuskers Kerala (Indore) | |
| May 20, 2011 Friday | Mumbai Indians (Mumbai) |
» SCORECARDS
» WALLPAPERS
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