“Someone needs to be accountable for releasing Jos Buttler, RR got it wrong” - Adam Gilchrist slams Rajasthan Royals

Former Australian keeper-batter Adam Gilchrist has opened up on the Rajasthan Royals getting eliminated from the ongoing IPL 2025 season. Notably, RR became the second team after CSK to bow out of the ongoing campaign.

Moving into the details of the match, the Rajasthan Royals suffered a 100-run defeat to the Mumbai Indians in the 50th match of the campaign at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Thursday, May 1.

While CSK admitted that they got it wrong at the auction table, Gilchrist wants someone from the Rajasthan Royals franchise to be accountable for releasing their star keeper-batter Jos Buttler, who has been doing well for the Gujarat Titans this season.

"We heard Mike Hussey admit that they (CSK) got it wrong at the auction, and they are out. Someone needs to be accountable for what happened with the decision on Jos Buttler. RR have got it wrong, and they find themselves eliminated as well. So, there has got to be some accountability. I would have thought certainly, internally, they have got to be asking questions. That was a monumental mistake," Gilchrist said on Cricbuzz.

Interestingly, even the skipper, Sanju Samson, revealed that releasing Buttler remains one of the most challenging decisions for him. Moreover, he added that he wanted to change the rule of releasing players every three years in the IPL.

"Letting him go has been one of the most challenging decisions for me. During the England series, I told him over dinner that I was still not over it. If I could change one thing in the IPL, I would change the rule of releasing players every three years," RR captain Samson told Jio Hotstar before the start of the IPL 2025 season.

The Rajasthan Royals will next take on the Kolkata Knight Riders in the 53rd match of the season on Sunday, May 4, at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.

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