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Rajasthan Royals: Top 3 Best Key Players to Play for Rajasthan Royals in TATA IPL 2023. 

Here is a quick look at the key players of the team that won the first-ever IPL season.

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Rajasthan Royals will be looking to improve on their performance in the TATA IPL 2023. They will be eager to make an impression and prove to the cricketing world that they are the same Rajasthan Royals who won the TATA IPL in its inaugural season. Over the years, the team has had many superstars. They initially had Shane Warne and Yusuf Pathan; further, they had Shane Watson and Rahul Dravid. Then came the Samson era. Here is a look at the top 3 key players for the Rajasthan Royals in the TATA IPL 2023: 

rajasthan royals stats in ipl 2022

Navdeep Saini/Prasidh Krishna/Kuldeep Sen will be Key Players: 

Navdeep Saini, Prasidh Krishna, and Kuldeep Sen will be forming the Indian pace battery. All these pacers are the quickest in the Indian domestic circuit. These are players who are super quick, and their strength is pace. Saini can bowl above 150 kmph at times while Krishna bowls at 145 kmph. Kuldeep Sen has started clocking 145 kmph too.  

Navdeep Saini for Rajasthan Royals
Image: IPLT20

All these bowlers have a national cap too. Saini has made his debut in the T20 and test format while the other two bowlers have played in white-ball cricket. However, they will have to work on their death bowling as at death, only raw pace doesn’t get the job done. They need to have a precise yorker, a wide yorker, a slower ball, an off-cutter, and a slower bouncer too. 

Shimron Hetmyer will be a Key Player for the Rajasthan Royals: 

Shimron Hetmyer for Rajasthan Royals
Shimron Hetmyer for Rajasthan Royals. IMG SRC: West Indies Cricket

Shimron Hetmyer is their designated finisher. The role of the finisher is a tough job. Shimron will have to take care of it. He did a great job for them last season. Ever since leaving the Delhi Capitals, he has become a new player altogether. The opposition tries to tackle him with their spinners, but he manages to find a way out. He smacks most of the deliveries over mid-wicket for a six. Hetmyer strikes above 170 in the last 5 overs. What makes his resume lucrative is the fact that he has played freelance T20 cricket across the globe. 

Ravichandran Ashwin will be a Key Player for the Rajasthan Royals: 

Ravichandran Ashwin in TATA IPL 2023 for Rajasthan Royals.
IMG SRC: BCCI

The Rajasthan Royals will also rely on the experience of Ravi Ashwin. Ashwin will be bowling in tandem with Yuzvendra Chahal. He will try to spin his web around the left-handers of the opposition. An off-spinners role is to bowl tight and keep things economical. While bowlers like Yuzi can attack and get the batter out.  

But Ashwin also has a knack for picking wickets. Ash will be expected to contribute with his bat as well. The Rajasthan Royals management will be asking him to bat at number 6 or 7 whenever required. His 50 last season helped them to grab a win. His experience is something that matters the most. Bowlers like KC Carriappa can have a lot to learn from him. Here is a look at the stats of Ravichandran Ashwin: 

Matches 296 
Wickets 287 
Economy 6.97 
Average 25.87 
Strike Rate 22.22 
Best 4/8 

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