Full List of Players bought by Rajasthan Royals (RR) Team for IPL 2015: IPL 8 Players Auction

The first champions of Indian Premier League (IPL), Rajasthan Royals has nurtured to become title favourites side under the guidance of Indian batting great Rahul Dravid.

The first champions of Indian Premier League (IPL), Rajasthan Royals has nurtured to become title favourites side under the guidance of Indian batting great Rahul Dravid. Former captain who was earlier part of RR side took over the role of mentor for the side was present during the IPL 2015 player auction. Under his keen observation, Rajasthan made selective purchases of just six players. Also Read: Full List of Players bought by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Team for IPL 2015: IPL 8 Players Auction

Rajasthan Royals invested the amount in domestic players rather going for big fishes. This has been the trademark trait of this side ever since the commencement of tournament. And with the presence of big names from current crop like Shane Watson, Steve Smith, Stuart Binny, Rahul Dravid will definitely hope to clinch title in the eighth edition of Indian Premier League. Also Read: Full List of Players bought by Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Team for IPL 2015: IPL 8 Players Auction.

List of players retained by Rajasthan Royals (RR): Shane Watson, Abhishek Nayar, Ajinkya Rahane, Ankit Nagendra Sharma, Ben Cutting, Deepak Hooda, Dhawal Kulkarni, Dishant Yagnik, James Faulkner, Kane Richardson, Karun Nair, Pravin Tambe, Rahul Tewatia, Rajat Bhatia, Sanju Samson, Steven Smith, Stuart Binny, Tim Southee, Vikramjeet Malik.

Full List of Players bought by Rajasthan Royals (RR) Team for IPL 2015: IPL 8 Players Auction

1. Chris Morris – Rajasthan Royals – Rs 1.4 crore
2. Pardeep Sahu – Rajasthan Royals – Rs 10 lakh
3. Dinesh Salunkhe – Rajasthan Royals – Rs 10 lakh
4. Sarandeep Singh – Rajasthan Royals – Rs 10 lakh
5. Rusty Theron – Rajasthan Royals – Rs 30 lakh
6. Sagar Trivedi – Rajasthan Royals – Rs 10 lakh

List of Released Players by Rajasthan Royals (RR) from IPL 2014 trading window: Amit Mishra, Ankush Bains, Brad Hodge.

The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2015 will commence from April 8 to May 24 right after the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015. Kolkata Knight Riders are the defending champions having won the title in the 2014 season. A total of 60 T20 matches including Final at Eden Gardens in Kolkata will be played in the entire tournament. Also Read: IPL 2015 Schedule: All Match Fixtures and Complete Time Table of IPL 8.