IPL 2025: Who is the captain of Rajasthan Royals?

Rajasthan Royals, winners of IPL 2008 and finalists of IPL 2022, have continued to show faith in Sanju Samson’s captaincy and have retained him as the leader of the team. The RR team made it into the Qualifier 2 match of the IPL 2024.

Rajasthan Royals had defeated Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the Eliminator but were bettered by Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Qualifier 2 match and failed to make it into the finals of the tournament.

Rajasthan Royals have had an illustrious list of captains in the Indian Premier League. It started with Shane Warne, and then Rahul Dravid became the captain. Shane Watson, Ajinkya Rahane, and Steve Smith followed next.

However, with performances dwindling in the Indian Premier League, the Rajasthan Royals decided to throw caution to the wind and named Sanju Samson as their next captain at the age of 26 in IPL 2021.

Who is the captain of Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2025?

Sanju Samson was the youngest Rajasthan Royals captain and took the franchise into the finals the very next season in IPL 2022. With nine victories out of fourteen, the team finished second in the table; nevertheless, they lost to the Gujarat Titans in the summit match.

Under Sanju, the Royals placed fifth in the 2023 standings and narrowly missed making it to the knockout stages. With 17 points and third place in the standings, the Royals advanced to their second playoff appearance under Samson in the 2024 Indian Premier League.

They lost to Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2024 Qualifier 2, despite defeating Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the Eliminator.

In 61 games as the team's captain, Sanju has won 31 and lost 29. He broke Shane Warne's record of guiding the Rajasthan Royals in the most matches in the 2024 Indian Premier League. Additionally, Samson is the only Royals skipper to have guided the squad to two IPL playoffs.

Much will be expected of Samson by Rajasthan Royals in the IPL 2025, as they decided to revamp their squad as well. Apart from Samson, Royals had retained Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, and Sandeep Sharma ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction.

In the IPL 2025 auction, Rajasthan Royals made some very good picks. They bought Jofra Archer in the auction, who will join the team for his second stint with the pink franchise. Other notable names joining Rajasthan Royals were Maheesh Theekshana, Wanindu Hasaranga, Nitish Rana, Fazalhaq Farooqi, and Akash Madhwal, amongst others.

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