Despite releasing Sanju Samson, the Rajasthan Royals feature a solid Indian core in IPL 2026. Notably, the franchise is known to groom young Indian players over the years, like the Mumbai Indians. Overall,
they have a very good squad, but all eyes will be on their young Indian core, including players like Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, and Ravi Bishnoi.
Why RR’s young Indian core could be key for them in IPL 2026
RR has some exciting young names like Yashasvi Jaiswal and Vaibhav Suryavanshi in the top and Riyan Parag and Dhruv Jurel in the middle overs. Additionally, they bought Ravi Bishnoi as well, who will be a big strength for the team in spin bowling.
Yashasvi Jaiswal and Vaibhav Suryavanshi will open for the team, and both have a very good record of batting together last year. The left-handed duo is known to dominate the opposition and is one of the best opening duos in IPL 2026.
Jaiswal played a total of 67 matches in IPL, scoring 2166 runs with an average of 34.38 and a strike rate of 152.85, including 2 centuries and 15 half-centuries. On the other hand, the 14-year-old Suryavashi played his first IPL season last year, where he smashed 252 runs in 7 matches with an average of 36.00 and a strike rate of 206.55, including 1 century and 1 half-century.
Riyan Parag will lead the team this year, and he is going to be key for RR in the middle overs with Dhruv Jurel. Parag has played a total of 84 matches in IPL, scoring 1566 runs with an average of 26.10 and a strike rate of 141.84. The team has shown so much confidence in Jurel to finish the games. The 25-year-old Ravi Bishnoi is also a key bowler for the team. In 77 matches, he has taken 72 wickets with an 8.21 economy.
Having this type of young Indian core in the Indian Premier League is a great strength for any team, and Rajasthan Royals will look to use it to build a strong and consistent side for the season.
RR’s first 4 matches in IPL 2026
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Match |
Date |
Venue |
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Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings |
30 March |
Guwahati |
|
Gujarat Titan vs Rajasthan Royals |
4 April |
Ahmedabad |
|
Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians |
7 April |
Guwahati |
|
Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore |
10 April |
Guwahati |
Rajasthan Royals squad for IPL 2026:
Riyan Parag (c), Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, Donovan Ferreira, Sandeep Sharma, Shubham Dubey, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Lhuan-Dre Pretorius, Shimron Hetmyer, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Jofra Archer, Tushar Deshpande, Kwena Maphaka, Nandre Burger, Ravi Bishnoi, Sushant Mishra, Yash Raj Punja, Vignesh Puthur, Ravi Singh, Aman Rao, Brijesh Sharma, Adam Milne, and Kuldeep Sen.
