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.
Delhi Capitals put a decent 161/7 wickets on board, thanks to couple of half-centuries by Shikhar Dhawan (57) and skipper Shreyas Iyer (53).
Rahul Tewatia has so far faced 124 balls in which he has scored 189 runs. In the previous five seasons, he got to face only 89 deliveries.
Rajasthan captain Steve Smith said that while the bowlers did a good job to restrict DC to 184/8 the team is underperforming in pressure situations.
Despite putting up a moderate total of 184/8 wickets in 20 overs on a batting friendly track, the Delhi Capitals bowlers came all gun blazing.
Steve Smith becomes the third captain to face sanctions for the slow-over rate after RCB skipper Virat Kohli and Delhi Capitals' Shreyas Iyer.
