IPL 2025 Auction: Rajasthan Royals make big purchase with Jofra Archer; check full and final list here

Rajasthan Royals have had excellent performances in last three seasons and is not surprising that the team has retained six players ahead of the mega auction. It was also the only team that distributed the money exactly how the IPL governing body had first prescribed - Two players for Rs 18 crore, two players for Rs 14 crore and one player for Rs 11 crore. The uncapped player was also retained for Rs 4 crore.

Their first buy came in the form of Jofra Archer for Rs 12.50, almost five hours after the auction began. They fought for the England pacer with Mumbai Indians.

They also bought Sri Lankan spinners Maheesh Theekshana and Wanindu Hasaranga for Rs 4.40 crore and Rs 5.25 crore, respectively.

Rajasthan Royals retention list

Sanju Samson (Rs 18 crore)
Yashaswi Jaiswal (Rs 18 crore)
Riyan Parag (Rs 14 crore)
Dhruv Jurel (Rs 14 crore)
Shimron Hetmyer (Rs 11 crore)
Sandeep Sharma (Rs 4 crore)

Rajasthan Royals players bought

Jofra Archer (Rs 12.50 crore)
Maheesh Theekshana (Rs 4.40 crore)
Wanindu Hasaranga (Rs 5.25 crore)
Akash Madhwal (Rs 1.2 crore)
Kumar Kartikeya (Rs 30 lakh)
Nitish Rana (Rs 4.40 crore)
Tushar Deshpande (Rs 6.50 crore)
Shubham Dubey (Rs 80 lakh)
Yudhvir Singh (Rs 35 lakh)
Fazalhaq Farooqi (Rs 2 crore)
Vaibhav Suryavanshi (Rs 1.1 crore)
Kwena Maphaka (Rs 1.5 crore)
Kunal Rathore (Rs 30 lakh)
Ashok Sharma (Rs 30 lakh)

Rajasthan Royals

Rajasthan Royals won the inaugural season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2008 but the IPL journey has not been the same for Rajasthan Royals ever since. The franchise has not seen success for 16 seasons now.


Rajasthan Royals came close to winning the title in 2022, but lost to debutants Gujarat Titans. They missed out the playoffs narrowly in IPL 2023 and finished third in 2024.

In the previous IPL season, Rajasthan Royals won eight matches and lost just five, with one match being washed out. The team heavily depended on the Indian middle order core that included captain Sanju Samson, who had his best ever IPL season and young Assam player Riyan Parag.


Rajasthan Royals had also assembled a fearsome bowling attack with India’s two premier spinners in Yuzvendra Chahal and Ravichandran Ashwin. It also had Trent Boult and Sandeep Sharma as their key pacers.

Ahead of the 2025 IPL season, Rajasthan Royals signed India T20 World Cup winning coach Rahul Dravid as their head coach, and will hope for the Indian legend to assemble a formidable team.