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In the 17th season of the IPL, one of the teams that was named as one of the title favorites is Rajasthan Royals, the winners of the first season. This time, the Royals field a strong team under Malayali player Sanju Samson. It is expected that the Royals, who were narrowly relegated to fifth place in the last edition and missed out on a second chance place, will make up for that this time.
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Prominent cricket anchor and commentator Harsha Bhogle has spoken openly about the Royals’ playoff chances and who should be included in the playing eleven. He was speaking on the Cricbuzz show. He said that if they pay attention to some things, the Royals can go into the playoffs and if they don’t make the playoffs, he would be disappointed.
The Royals have a very strong squad. Because if you take the top six in the Royals, they all have strike rates around or above 140. This shows how aggressive the Royals team is. Bhogle pointed out that if all of them perform as expected, this team can produce amazing cricket.
He praised the Indian Royals sensation Yashaswi Jaiswal. Yashasvi is playing in the best form of his life. He played as a T20 in the Test series which ended against England. I pick Yashasvi as the top scorer favorite in IPL this season. He plays with a lot of confidence.
On the other side, Jos Buttler joins Yashasvi. Whenever he plays well, the Royals play well. Buttler has been in very good form in recent months. Bhogle also explained that when Buttler and Yashaswi come together, it becomes a very good opening partnership.
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Followed by number three. I love watching his batting. I don’t think there’s any secret behind it. I hope Sanju takes IPL this season more seriously. This will be an opportunity for him to step up to the Indian team as a number three batsman in the T20 format. Because Sanju has all the ingredients to shine in T20 and the approach is also very right.
Sanju has always said that he is not here to score more runs but to help his team by scoring as fast as possible. Bhogle also said that he thinks we will be able to see him with the Royals team.
He has selected West Indies star Rovmen Powell at number four. Despite scoring runs in a number of other franchise leagues, Powell is yet to achieve this in the IPL. I think the Royals will give him number four. Bhogle also observed that Pavel can bat in two different gears.
He has selected Shimron Hetmyer at number five and Ryan Parag at number six in the XI. Admittedly, Parag’s numbers in the IPL are not that great. But Royals is a team that always believes in its stars and supports him. Parag’s arrival comes after performing well in domestic cricket. Bhogle also assessed that if he does not shine this season as well, the star will not get another season with the Royals.
Dhruv Jurel, R Ashwin and Yuzvendra Chahal are ranked seventh to ninth. One of Trent Boult and Andre Burger can be played in fast bowling. The other pacer in the XI will be Josh Khan. Bhogle also clarified that pacer Kuldeep Sen can be played as an impact player.
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The Royals are a very exciting team. I believe they will make the playoffs this time. Because the Royals’ top six is that good. The Royals have everything covered if they control the bowling well and shine in the field as well. If that happens, the Royals will certainly be in the playoffs.
It is also important that the Royals are playing in Jaipur anyway. Things will be easy for the Royals if they win a lot of games here in their home ground. Bhogle added that he would be very disappointed if the Royals do not make it to the playoffs this time.
Bhogle Royals 11
Jos Buttler, Yashaswi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (captain, wicketkeeper), Rovmen Powell, Shimron Hetmyer, Rian Parag, Dhruv Jurel, R Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Trent Boult/Nandre Burger, Josh Khan.
Impact Player – Kuldeep Sen.
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