Star Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, who returned to the Rajasthan Royals ahead of the 2026 season of the Indian Premier League, demonstrated his abilities with both the bat and the ball during RR’s
practice session on Thursday.
The southpaw made an unbeaten 95 runs with the willow before returning to pick up a four-year with the ball in hand.
🚨Sir Ravindra jadeja has scored 95* runs in just 34 balls against Jurel 11 in the practice match ,and took 4 wickets . pic.twitter.com/cfGCgJ69RR
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RR, the winners of the inaugural edition of the lucrative T20 league, aim to add another star to their jersey and end a wait of over a decade and a half, bolstered by new talent in their ranks. In a significant boost to RR’s title aspirations, former fan favourite Jadeja, who was part of the Rajasthan side that clinched the title in 2008, rejoins the team after a highly successful 12-year stint with CSK.
RR and CSK agreed to a swap of players with Jadeja switching to the Jaipur-based side while the five-time IPL Champions Chennai enlisting the services of T20 World Cup hero Sanju Samson, as the joint most successful side in the history of the league prime for a transition.
RR’s batting lineup looks formidable with seasoned players like Jaiswal, Sooryavanshi, captain Riyan Parag, and Jurel, complemented by the explosive West Indies player Shimron Hetmyer and the versatile English all-rounder Sam Curran. Sri Lankan Dasun Shanaka was roped in as the replacement for the Englishman following his injury.
Kumar Sangakkara is confident he has achieved the right mix to guide the team to the playoffs and ultimately secure another star for the esteemed RR jersey.
At the IPL 2026 mini auction, RR acquired nine players to bolster their squad in pursuit of adding another trophy to their cabinet. They selected one batsman and a wicketkeeper-batsman, along with an impressive seven bowlers, in preparation for the 19th season of the tournament.
RR Squad:
Riyan Parag, Ravindra Jadeja, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shimron Hetmyer, Shubham Dubey, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Dhruv Jurel, Donovan Ferreira, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Ravi Singh, Dasun Shanaka, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Jofra Archer, Ravi Bishnoi, Sandeep Sharma, Nandre Burger, Tushar Deshpande, Kwena Maphaka, Kuldeep Sen, Adam Milne, Sushant Mishra, Brijesh Sharma, Vignesh Puthur
