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The Rajasthan Royals, the winners of the first IPL season, will be disappointed with their play this year. They enjoyed a fantastic season from 2022 to 2024, making it to the playoffs twice and making it to the championship game once. But the 2025 Indian Premier League was a huge letdown.
They were the first team this season to be eliminated this year from the playoffs. Here, we examine three players who could be cut before the next auction.
1. Shimron Hetmyer
The Rajasthan Royals were so confident in their retentions that they decided to let Jos Buttler go. Shimron Hetmyer, one of the players kept, had three respectable seasons as a finisher. However, he was unable to fulfil that belief and failed to lead his team to victory.
Hetmyer was unable to achieve much in the four games that RR lost from winning situations. In 11 IPL 2025 innings, he has amassed 216 runs at a strike rate of 146.93 and an average of just 21.60. His strike rate is below the average for the season, which is unacceptable for a finisher.
2. Dhruv Jurel
RR's third-highest run scorer in the 2025 IPL was Dhruv Jurel, who had a respectable season. However, Rajasthan may decide to release him before the upcoming season because it wasn't a season worth INR 14 crore. At a strike rate of 156.3 and an average of 37, the wicketkeeper-batter amassed 333 runs.
Jurel, like Hetmyer, was unable to finish a lot of Royals chases. He might be released by the Royals and then be brought back for a lower price at auction. They will most likely spend less than INR 14 crore on Jurel.
3. Tushar Deshpande
At the big auction, the Rajasthan Royals paid Rs 6.50 crore for Tushar Deshpande. Although Tushar has demonstrated his ability to take wickets and his tenacity at CSK in recent seasons, he has fallen short for the Rajasthan Royals in the IPL 2025 season.
Tushar was removed from the Rajasthan Royals playing XI in the final few games after taking six wickets in eight IPL 2025 games at a dismal economy rate of 11.25. Deshpande may be released by the Rajasthan Royals following the 2025 IPL season due to his lacklustre performance with the ball.
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