Raj govt to create unique sports hub in Jaipur
The Rajasthan Government will create a world -class sports hub in the state capital Jaipur in collaboration with owners of the 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.
Rajasthan Royals’ fast bowling coach Shane Bond is one of the few big names, involved with the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024, to endorse the Impact Player rule as he feels that it boosts the tournament’s level of excitement and competitiveness between the bowlers and batters.
The trio are now minority investors in the franchise owned by Emerging Media Ventures, a venture completely controlled by Rajasthan's lead owner Manoj Badale.
The two-time IPL champions, after starting the 2022 season with a bang, have lost five consecutive games and are languishing at No.8 on the points table with just six points. They are only above Mumbai Indians (10th) and Chennai Super Kings (9th).
It was Mumbai's first win in their ninth game of the ongoing IPL 2022 season. On the other hand, Rajasthan are at the second spot with six wins in nine matches.
After Riyan Parag's unbeaten 56 took Rajasthan Royals to a score from which their bowlers could make a match out of, the bowling attack led by Sen and Ashwin did exactly that to skittle out Bangalore for 115 all out in 19.3 overs.
Buttler has been in blazing form, slamming three tons against Mumbai Indians, Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Capitals to make 491 runs in seven innings at an average of 81.83 and strike rate of 161.51 to be the leading run-scorer of the tournament.
