Returning to the IPL after a span of two years, Rajasthan Royals made an instant impact at this year’s auctions when they went on to buy England’s star all-rounder Ben Stokes for a whopping amount of Rs 12.5 crore, making him the costliest player of the season.
Royals also used their first RTM card for Ajinkya Rahane, snatching him away from Punjab who had outbid Mumbai in the first place. The second RTM was used on veteran Indian speedster Dhawal Kulkarni, and Rajasthan also managed to secure the services of canny all-rounder Stuart Binny.
List of players bought by the Royals at the IPL 2018 auction:
- Ben Stokes (12.5 Cr)
- Ajinkya Rahane (4 Cr)
- Stuart Binny (50 Lakh)
- Sanju Samson (8 Cr)
- Jos Buttler (4.4 Cr)
- Rahul Tripathi (3.4 Cr)
- D’Arcy Short (4 Cr)
- Jofra Archer (7.2 Cr)
- K Gowtham (6.2 Cr)
- Dhawal Kulkarni (75L)
- Jaydev Unadkat (11.5 Cr)
- Ankit Sharma (20 L)
- Anureet Singh (30 L)
- Zahir Khan Pakteen (60 L)
- Shreyas Gopal (20 L)
- MS Midhun (20 L)
- Prashant Chopra (20 L)
- Ben Laughlin (Rs 50 L)
- Mahipal Lomror (Rs 20 L)
- Jatin Saxena (Rs 20 L)
- Aryaman Vikram Birla (30 L)
- Dushmanta Chameera (50 L)
Rajasthan Royals bought these 22 players at the auction after retaining Australian skipper Steve Smith in the first week of January.
