Rajasthan Royals enters the IPL 2026 auction with one overwhelming priority: restoring its spin attack. After releasing Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana and Kumar Kartikeya, RR left dangerously thin in spin resources and must correct that imbalance immediately.

Rajasthan Royals (RR) Auction Strategy 2026

Primary needs: Spinners, experienced fast bowler

RR’s most glaring hole is spin. It has released:

Mahesh Theekshana

Wanindu Hasaranga

Kumar Kartikeya

RR is currently left with Ravindra Jadeja as the primary spin option, which is an unsustainable imbalance across venues like Chennai, Lucknow, and Jaipur.

It is also expected to target an experienced Indian or overseas fast bowler to strengthen the new-ball attack.

Purse remaining: Rs. 16.05 crore

Current squad: Donovan Ferreira (traded in from DC), Ravindra Jadeja (traded in from CSK), Sam Curran (traded in from CSK), Dhruv Jurel, Jofra Archer, Kwena Maphaka, Lhuan-Dre Pretorius, Nandre Burger, Riyan Parag, Sandeep Sharma, Shimron Hetmyer, Shubham Dubey, Tushar Deshpande, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Yudhvir Singh

Published on Dec 10, 2025