The Rajasthan Royals have announced their retentions for the upcoming 2021 IPL season. A decision to not retain their skipper Steve Smith was taken as the Royals franchise looks to rebuild a fresh team after achieving below par results in the 2020 season where they yet again finished in the bottom four.
In the 11 seasons of IPL Royals have been a part of, they have just managed to qualify for the playoffs thrice, of which one of the seasons they went on to win the title which came in the inaugural edition of the IPL in 2008. As per their retentions, they will be looking to announce a new captain for the 2021 season.
Rajasthan Royals Retentions
The franchise has named Sanju Samson as their captain for the 2021 season, releasing Steve Smith from the squad. They have also named Sri Lankan legend, Kumar Sangakkara as their Team director.
Released Players: Steve Smith, Oshane Thomas, Tom Curran, Varun Aaron, Ankit Rajpoot, Anirudh, Akash Singh, Shashank Singh
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