Rajasthan Royals: Under Rahane, team aims to return with a bang in IPL 2018

Royals also did well in the IPL auction by picking proven performers of other T20 leagues such as the Big Bash League in Australia

TEAM AT A GLANCE

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Captain: Ajinkya Rahane

Batsmen: Ajinkya Rahane

All-rounders: Ben Stokes, Stuart Binny, Rahul Tripathi, D’arcy Short, Jofra Archer, Krishnappa Gowtham, Sudhesan Midhun, Mahipal Lomror, Aryaman Vikram Birla

Wicket-keepers: Sanju Samson, Jos Buttler, Prashant Chopra 

Bowlers: Dhawal Kulkarni, Jaydev Unadkat, Ankit Sharma, Anureet Singh, Zahir Khan, Shreyas Gopal, Ben Laughlin, Jatin Saxena, Dushmantha Chameera

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Back after serving a two-year ban due to a spot-fixing scandal, inaugural Indian Premier League (IPL) champions Rajasthan Royals will definitely miss the star power of beleaguered former Australian captain Steve Smith