IPL 2026: Before IPL 2026, Rajasthan Royals had taken a big and shocking decision. Team captain Sanju Samson was traded and sent to Chennai Super Kings. In exchange for this trade, Rajasthan included experienced all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja and England’s Sam Curran in its team. After Sanju’s departure, the biggest question now is who will take over the captaincy of Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2026?

Rajasthan played the 2025 season under the captaincy of Sanju Samson. During that time Riyan Parag was made the vice-captain. Riyan Parag also took command of the team in some matches when Sanju was unfit. In such a situation, he is considered a strong contender in the captaincy race.

Social media post increased the stir

Rajasthan Royals recently shared a photo of Ravindra Jadeja on social media. The caption of this post read, “Thalapathy soon.” In Tamil language “Thalapathy” means leader or commander. This one line has intensified the discussion among the fans whether Jadeja will be given the new responsibility of the team. However, no official announcement regarding captaincy has been made by the franchise yet.

Thalapathy pic.twitter.com/xPPX5z3Sco

— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) January 4, 2026

Many names in the race for captaincy

Rajasthan Royals currently have many options for captaincy. Apart from Riyan Parag, the young players include names like Dhruv Jurel and Yashasvi Jaiswal, who are considered future leaders. But if seen in terms of experience, Ravindra Jadeja’s name comes at the top.

Jadeja is not only a senior player, but he also has long experience of the Indian team and IPL. He has learned to handle pressure well in big matches, which is the most important quality for a captain.

old relation with rajasthan

Ravindra Jadeja has a long relationship with Rajasthan Royals. When Rajasthan Royals won the first IPL title in 2008, Jadeja was also a part of the team. In 2009 also, he was seen in the jersey of Rajasthan Royals. After this, he joined Chennai Super Kings in 2012 and remained the backbone of the team for a long time.

Who will captain Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2026 remains the center of discussion. Yashasvi Jaiswal and Riyan Parag have been seen as options for captaincy, but discussion has also intensified on the name of Ravindra Jadeja for captaincy. Jadeja, Sanju Samson have come to Rajasthan Royals team due to trade deal.

Rajasthan Royals have shared a picture of Ravindra Jadeja on social media, which is being seen as a gesture of making him the new captain of the team. The Royals have written ‘Thalapati’ along with Jadeja’s picture, which is believed to mean commander. If so, then Ravindra Jadeja can be seen as the commander or leader of Rajasthan Royals team in IPL 2026. Let us tell you that Jadeja was getting Rs 18 crore in CSK, but he had decided to go to Rajasthan team for Rs 14 crore.

Thalapathy pic.twitter.com/xPPX5z3Sco

— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) January 4, 2026

Meanwhile, in the report of news agency IANS, it has been said that in IPL 2026, Rajasthan Royals matches can be played in Pune. In the next season, Pune can be the home ground of RR team, which till now was Jaipur. According to sources, the deal between Maharashtra Cricket Association and Rajasthan Royals is close to being signed.

Due to ongoing differences with the Rajasthan Cricket Association, the Rajasthan Royals franchise has decided not to make Jaipur’s Sawai Man Singh Stadium its home ground for the next season. These differences arose when an official of the Rajasthan Cricket Association accused the RR franchise of match fixing. The Rajasthan team had rejected these allegations and also demanded strict action against the wrong allegations.

It is also being told that Baraspara Stadium of Guwahati can be the second home ground of Rajasthan Royals team and its announcement is also possible very soon.

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Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s name came into limelight for the first time when Rajasthan Royals bought him for a sum of more than Rs 1 crore. At that time, his age was discussed more than his performance, he was only 13 years old. When he got a chance to debut in IPL, he was 14 years old. He made many records in his debut season, the most special of which was becoming the youngest batsman to score a century in T20. Vaibhav once loved pizza like other children, but keeping his fitness and cricket in mind, he stopped eating it.

Vaibhav Suryavanshi played a historic inning of 190 runs while playing for Bihar in the first match of Vijay Hazare Trophy played on Wednesday. He became the youngest batsman to score a century in List A cricket, breaking AB de Villiers’ record of fastest 150 runs.

Vaibhav had scored 190 runs in just 84 balls, in this record innings he hit 15 sixes and 16 fours. Apart from them, Bihar captain Saqibul Ghani (128) and Ayush Anand (116) also scored centuries in this match, on the basis of which Bihar made a huge score of 574 runs. Bihar team won this match by 397 runs.

Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s favorite is mutton-chicken

In the media report, Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s childhood coach was quoted as saying that Vaibhav Suryavanshi likes non-vegetarian food, especially chicken and mutton. He told that mutton is his favourite, he eats it with great enthusiasm. It was told in the report that earlier he also used to eat pizza, but due to seriousness towards fitness and sports, he no longer eats pizza.

There is a lot of excitement at a young age

Vaibhav Suryavanshi is dominant in the cricket world. He has performed well in all formats like IPL, Under-19, List A etc. The top order batsman has scored 207 runs in 8 first class matches. He has scored 322 runs in 7 List A matches. Talking about IPL, in the first edition for Rajasthan Royals, he scored 252 runs in 7 innings, his strike rate was 206.55.

The mini auction of IPL 2026 is going to be held today i.e. on Tuesday, December 16 in Abu Dhabi. A total of 350 players will participate in the auction. All ten franchises will bid heavily. Many big names like Cameron Green, Venkatesh Iyer, Liam Livingstone are included in the auction and they are expected to get huge amount. Three-time champion Kolkata Knight Riders will land with the biggest purse of Rs 64.3 crore. Before this big event, here we are going to tell you everything about the mini auction.

When will the IPL 2026 mini auction take place?

The mini auction of IPL 2026 will take place on Tuesday, December 16.

What time will the IPL 2026 mini auction start?

The mini auction of IPL 2026 will start at 2:30 pm (Indian time).

Where will the IPL 2026 mini auction take place?

The mini auction of IPL 2026 will be held at Etihad Stadium in Abu Dhabi.

Number of slots available: 10 teams have 77 slots to fill with a total purse of Rs 237.55 crore.

CSK: 9 (4 foreigners)

Delhi Capitals: 8 (5 foreigners)

Gujarat Titans: 5 (4 foreigners)

Kolkata Knight Riders: 13 (6 foreigners)

Lucknow Super Giants: 6 (4 foreigners)

Mumbai Indians: 5 (1 foreigner)

Punjab Kings: 4 (2 foreigners)

Rajasthan Royals: 9 (1 foreigner)

Royal Challengers Bangalore: 8 (2 foreigners)

Sunrisers Hyderabad: 10 (2 foreigners)

Balance for each team:

Kolkata Knight Riders – Rs 64.30

Chennai Super Kings – Rs 43.40

Sunrisers Hyderabad – Rs 25.50

Lucknow Super Giants – Rs 22.95

Delhi Capitals – Rs 21.80

Royal Challengers Bangalore – Rs 16.40

Rajasthan Royals – Rs 16.05

Gujarat Titans – Rs 12.90

Punjab Kings – Rs 11.50

Mumbai Indians – Rs 2.75

All eyes on Cameron Green
Cameron Green was sold for Rs 30.50 crore in the mock auction organized by Star Sports. If this happens in the real auction today, then Green will become the most expensive player in IPL history. Chennai Super Kings are left with Rs 43.40 crore, while Kolkata Knight Riders are left with Rs 64.30 crore. Cameron Green is such a player who can fulfill the needs of both Chennai and Kolkata, hence the bid for him can go up to Rs 30 crores.

Yashasvi Jaiswal On Vaibhav Sooryavanshi: Yashasvi Jaiswal and Vaibhav Suryavanshi play together for Rajasthan Royals in IPL. One name among those who watches Vaibhav’s game closely is Yashasvi Jaiswal, because both of them play for the same franchise in IPL and also do opening batting together. At the same time, Yashasvi has expressed his frank opinion about Vaibhav in a program and he has told about Vaibhav’s batting and his style of playing.

Yashasvi-Suryavanshi play together in IPL

Yashasvi Jaiswal and Vaibhav Suryavanshi were seen playing together for the first time in IPL 2025. Now both will again be seen opening together for Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2026. Last season, Yashasvi was surprised to see Vaibhav batting from the front for the first time. What he had heard about that batsman at the age of 14, he got to see exactly the same in front of him. In such a situation, when Yashasvi was asked a question about Vaibhav Suryavanshi in a program, he praised him wholeheartedly and also gave his best wishes for the future.

The way Vaibhav Suryavanshi plays…

While talking about Vaibhav Suryavanshi during a private channel program, Yashasvi Jaiswal said that the way he plays shows how good a batsman Suryavanshi is. Yashasvi said, whenever I talk to Vaibhav, I try to share as much of my experience with him as possible. I wish him all the best.

What did Yashasvi say about Vaibhav’s 35-ball century?

In that program, Yashasvi was asked questions about the century scored by Vaibhav in 35 balls in IPL 2025. Because when Suryavanshi scored a century, Yashasvi was at the non-striker end. On this question, Yashasvi said, at that time everything was going well with Vaibhav and the way he was batting was praiseworthy. Yashasvi told that at that time he had only told Vaibhav to enjoy his innings and have fun.

The Indian Premier League is probably going to enter a new era. For the last several months, the news of the sale of Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB Sale) has created a sensation in franchise cricket. Now a recent report has revealed that not only RCB but also Rajasthan Royals franchise may get a new owner soon.

Actually, a new social media post of Indian businessman Harsh Goenka has created a stir. Posting on

The owners of RCB have already confirmed that they are going to sell the team. On the other hand, RR franchise has not said anything yet about selling the team. But it has definitely given rise to the rumours. Royal Challengers Bangalore has also started the sale process, but the situation regarding Rajasthan Royals is not clear yet.

The ownership of Rajasthan Royals team is currently with Royal Multi Sports Private Limited. Manoj Badale holds the majority of shares in the RR franchise, who is backed by American investment company Redbird Capital Partners. Till now, no statement has come from Rajasthan Royals Management regarding the sale.

Rajasthan Royals have made many major changes in their team before IPL 2026. Rahul Dravid will no longer be the coach of RR team, Kumar Sangakkara will take over this responsibility in the 2026 season. The team has traded its captain Sanju Samson with CSK, in his place Ravindra Jadeja and Sam Curran have gone to the Rajasthan team. Rajasthan Royals had retained a total of 16 players before the auction.

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Before IPL 2026, a big news is coming regarding Rajasthan Royals. The franchise is considering changing its home ground. In the upcoming IPL edition, Rajasthan’s home games will not only be played in Jaipur but outside the state itself. It may shift to Pune, about 1200 kilometers away from Jaipur.

According to the report of Cricbuzz, there are indications that Rajasthan Royals may shift their home matches to Pune. However, nothing is final yet. The final decision regarding changing the venue will be taken by BCCI, but Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) will first have to confirm that it is ready to host the franchise’s home game.

Rajasthan Royals want to make MCA Stadium as home ground

According to the report, Rajasthan Royals management has started exploring options for a new base. He wants to make Pune’s MCA Stadium his home ground. Initial talks have already taken place between Rajasthan Royals and MCA officials.

Cricbuzz reported in its report that an operations team of the franchise had recently gone to Pune to look at the stadium, hotel options, airport connectivity and other logistics.

Dispute between RR and RCA?

According to the report, the reason for the shift of Rajasthan Royals is clearly due to some problems with the Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA). In the last edition, an association official had accused the team of match-fixing. The franchise had denied the allegations and demanded strict action against the person.

If Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium becomes the home ground of Rajasthan Royals, then the team will play 4 matches here in the upcoming season and the other 3 matches are likely to be held in Guwahati. Let us tell you that an IPL team plays 7 matches on its home ground.

An MCA official told Cricbuzz, “Yes, they came here to know the details about the stadium capacity, pitches and hotels in the city. Our President, Mr. Rohit Pawar, is very keen that the IPL comes back to the city. He is doing everything possible.”

Let us tell you that the last time an IPL match was played in MCA was in 2022, this season the entire tournament was held in Maharashtra.

RCB had also approached

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) management is also looking for a venue, as the Karnataka government has refused to give permission to the franchise in M ​​Chinnaswamy. Let us tell you that last season many fans were killed in a stampede outside this stadium while celebrating the victory.

According to the report, MCA is also looking at its options. Explaining the situation with the defending champions, MCA told Cricbuzz, “RCB’s interest is genuine, but there is no guarantee that they will play at another venue. Any such move will depend on many factors.”

England all-rounder Sam Curran, who came to Rajasthan Royals from Chennai Super Kings through a trade deal before the IPL 2026 auction, has started a new innings. He proposed to his girlfriend Isabella (Isabella Grace Symonds) on his knees, on which she looked emotional. Karan and Isabella, in a joint post, informed that both of them got engaged on November 20, 2025.

Chennai Super Kings had bought Sam Curran for Rs 2.40 crore in the last auction, but gave him to Rajasthan Royals through trade before the auction for the upcoming season. Along with him, CSK also allowed Ravindra Jadeja to go to Rajasthan. Sam Karan’s fiancee has also come to India many times, she also came with Karan to Anant Ambani’s wedding.

Who is Sam Curran’s fiancee?

Sam Curran’s fiancee’s name is Isabella Grace Symonds. Both have been dating each other for a long time. She has come to India for IPL matches and on many other occasions. According to her profile, Grace is an actress and writer. She is also very active on Instagram, she has more than 40 thousand followers.

27-year-old Sam Curran has played for England in all three formats, he has played 24 Tests, 38 ODIs and 64 T20I matches for England. In these he has taken 47, 35 and 57 wickets respectively.

The English all-rounder has been playing in the Indian Premier League since 2019. Sam Curran started his career with Punjab Kings, he has played 3 editions (2020, 2021 and 2025) for Chennai Super Kings and 3 seasons (2019, 2023 and 2024) for Punjab Kings. He will play for Rajasthan Royals in the upcoming season (IPL 2026).

Rajasthan Royals have made a big announcement before the auction for IPL 2026. The team has appointed Kumar Sangakkara as its new head coach. Before the auction, the franchise also made the biggest deal in IPL history, they included Ravindra Jadeja from CSK in their squad through trade in place of captain Sanju Samson.

There was already news about former Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara that he could be made the new head coach of Rajasthan Royals, which has now been approved by Rajasthan. In the previous edition, the head coach of the team was Rahul Dravid, who had resigned from his post a few days ago. Earlier, Sangakkara was holding the post of Director of Cricket in this franchise.

Rajasthan Royals 2026 Retention List

• Yashasvi Jaiswal
• Shimron Hetmyer
• Vaibhav Suryavanshi
• Shubham Dubey
• luan-dre pretorius
• Dhruv Jurel
• Riyan Parag
• jofra archer
• Tushar Deshpandey
• Sandeep Sharma
• Yudhveer Singh
• quena mafaka
• Nandre Burger

Rajasthan Royals Trade

• Ravindra Jadeja (Included)
• Sam Curran (inducted)
• Donovan Ferreira (inducted)
• Sanju Samson (out)
• Nitish Rana (out)

9 layers slots vacant in Rajasthan Royals team

Rajasthan Royals have retained 13 players and included 3 players in their squad through trade. All three players coming through trade are all-rounders. Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran and Donovan Ferreira have come to the Rajasthan team through trade. Rajasthan has released two players through trade in the form of Sanju Samson and Nitish Rana.

When and where will IPL 2026 auction take place?

The auction process for the 19th edition of the Indian Premier League will take place on 16 December. This will be a mini auction, which will last for one day. The auction will be held in Abu Dhabi, which BCCI has officially announced.

The Indian Premier League (IPL) is considered to be the most aggressive and high-scoring league in the world. Here, explosive innings by batsmen, explosive fours-sixes and big targets are common. However, there have been many such shameful moments in this league when the entire batting order of the teams surrendered and very few runs were added on the scoreboard. Let’s take a look at the five lowest team scores in IPL history, which are still recorded as shameful records.

Royal Challengers Bangalore – 49 runs (2017, Kolkata)

The lowest score in IPL history is not of any other team, but of Royal Challengers Bangalore with star players. On 23 April 2017, the entire RCB team was out for just 49 runs against KKR in Kolkata. RCB’s batting order fell apart like a pack of cards on the Eden Gardens pitch. The team could not even play 9.4 overs. This was the match which even today RCB fans do not want to remember.

Rajasthan Royals – 58 runs (2009, Cape Town)

The 2009 season was played in South Africa. Rajasthan Royals team was bundled out for just 58 runs against RCB in Cape Town. The team kept trying to hold on to the pitch for 15.1 overs, but the batsmen looked completely helpless in front of the pace of the bowlers.

Rajasthan Royals – 59 runs (2023, Jaipur)

Even after so many years, RR has made another shameful record in its name. On 14 May 2023, once again against RCB, Rajasthan team was reduced to 59 runs in just 10.3 overs. Even the fans could not understand such performance of the batsmen on home ground.

Delhi Daredevils – 66 runs (2017, Delhi)

Delhi scored only 66 runs against Mumbai Indians at their home ground Feroz Shah Kotla on 6 May 2017. The team’s run rate was 4.82 and the batting order looked completely disintegrated. This was the match which exposed the weak batting of Delhi.

Delhi Daredevils – 67 runs (2017, Mohali)

The year 2017 was no less than a nightmare for Delhi. In the same season, against Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings) in Mohali, the entire team was once again reduced to just 67 runs. This match proved to be embarrassing for Delhi while batting first.