5 Players That Rajasthan Royals May Choose In IPL 2022 Mega-Auction: As the IPL auctions come closer, we Indian fans get more and more intense about our speculations. From past performances to existing strategies, we keep on vehemently asking who is going to be that missing piece of the ginormous puzzle. Rajasthan Royals has lacked the killer touch in ascendancy ever since their first IPL title. It is still an enigma that what really went wrong for the men in Pink? Not only have they failed but they have failed miserably.
As the BCCI has made it clear that this will be the last mega-auction in IPL’s history, this will also be Rajasthan’s final shot at redemption. The question once again remains, who will be their unimaginable hero. In this story, we will look at five possible buys by Royals in the upcoming IPL 2022 Mega-Auction.
#1 Shreyas Iyer
Rajasthan has terribly missed out on the services of a reliable middle-order batter throughout their tenure in the league. They have been a team with drastically contrasting tales where on occasions Samson has donned his heroic attire to belt out inconceivable displays while in most frequent cases he has just been a filler in the sides. Iyer’s inclusion in the middle-order will add the ever-absent reliability and help Samson to probably play a much more sustainable role instead of trying to go for the kill. His presence will also open up some breathing space for Buttler where the Englishman can be assured of the fact that his wicket wouldn’t necessarily be the doom. The most important aspect of this purchase, however, will be that they will have a captain in their ranks who is not a stranger to success.
#2 Ishan Kishan
A relentless biffer who can suit himself to any role that is being offered to him, Ishan Kishan is quite a boiling subject in the most glittering ranks of Indian cricket, currently. More importantly, he is someone who thrives under pressure. Every time Rajasthan has been under the cosh, their entire team has been running to the hills for their lives. Barring a few instances, it is rare that someone from the Royals has actually managed to compel a watershed. Ishan Kishan‘s hard-hitting and plenty of hard-hitting in fact will provide the much-needed sting that the Royals batting order has always lacked. He is also a steady wicket-keeper which means it will be more competition for Samson and a sequence of mediocrity can condemn him to the bench.
#3 Nathan Coulter-Nile
Jofra Archer had a significant impact when he opened the bowling for the Royals in the last season. However, ever since his departure, the Royals’ desperation to find a replacement has been met with utter disappointment. Despite many fast bowlers coming to the fold, Coulter-Nile has known the Indian turf for a while now. He was also promising in the last year’s tournament. Given the fact that the fray will be in India, Coulter-Nile can be the key to their problems as he is capable of racking up some genuine speed and is also a wicket-taker. He doesn’t care much about being hammered. What he cares about is, inflicting the discipline of bowling continuously at the stumps.
#4 Alex Hales
The introduction of Jason Roy in the last year’s IPL brought some interesting strokes in the latter half of the tournament. However, Buttler couldn’t really play the backup. With Roy released into the wild, Buttler will need someone who can pluck out a few magical rabbits from their hats. Hales is an opener who can deal with the bowlers in his own version of the onslaught. He is ruthless, destructive and plays some gorgeous-looking cricketing strokes. He is known as the perfect opener in the shorter version of the game, given his dynamicity in the power play. After all, the Royals would need someone to complete their opening tag team alongside Jaiswal.
#5 Harshal Patel
Royals found significant success with Chetan Sakariya in the preceding edition. His medium pace was pretty hard to decipher. Harshal Patel comes with a bonus feature, an ability to strike momentous sixes towards the end. Patel has been an artist of stringent discipline with the cherry in his hand. He also has a knack for wickets that comes from his venomous mix of pace. He is an explosive all-rounder with the cherry doing the predominant talking.
