Starting with a base price of Rs 1.50 crore, Rana became the centre of a fierce tussle between Chennai Super Kings (CSK), Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), and Rajasthan Royals.
The Rajasthan Government will create a world -class sports hub in the state capital Jaipur in collaboration with owners of the Rajasthan Royals.
According to reliable sources close to the development, the talks between Dravid and the franchise have reached the final stages, and it is only a matter of time when The Wall returns to Rajasthan Royals ahead of the mega IPL auction.
The season was a productive one not only for the Royals but from Indian cricket’s point of view as a number of young players like Riyan Parag and Dhruv Jurel stepped up through the season.
Rajasthan Royals went up and down in their chase of 173 but finally managed to end their five-match winless streak with a four-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the IPL 2024 Eliminator at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Wednesday.
The 29-year-old was in his hometown of Rajkot before leaving for the resumption of the season in UAE, and expressed his thoughts on a variety of topics including the first phase of the tournament which was held in India.
Morris became the highest ever paid player in the history of IPL after Rajasthan Royals (RR) bought him at the whopping price of Rs 16.25 crore.
Morris' name saw an intense bidding war as Punjab Kings (name changed from Kings XI Punjab) also expressed keen interest to acquire his service.
As one of the best modern-day batsmen, Smith had a relatively low-key season in the last edition of the tournament and failed to put a great impact on the team.
Steve Smith, representing the Rajasthan Royals, scored just 311 runs in 14 games, with the help of three half-centuries as his team finished bottom of the points table.
