Owner: Emerging Media GroupFranchise fee: $67 million
Most expensive player: Mohammad Kaif - $675,000
The Pink City of Jaipur is represented by the Rajasthan Royals. At first glance, this team will appear as the underdog. But beware, it is the only team to have a player who will also coach the team. And it is none other than the spin wizard from Down Under - Shane Warne. Warne is also the only non-Indian cricketer to lead a side in the IPL.
The team may not have an Icon Player but it manages a roll call of some of the finest talent in cricket. India's Mohammad Kaif and Munaf Patel will rub shoulders with the likes of Graeme Smith, Justin Langer and Younus Khan. Owned by the Emerging Media Group, the Royals will also field many of India's young guns. The team logo has a lion citing the power of the Royals and the war horn which denotes a war cry. The team will reflect Rajput values of courage and valour.
Rajasthan Royals
International players: Shane Warne, Shane Watson, Rob Quiney, Lee Carseldine, Shane Harwood and Shaun Tait (Australia), Graeme Smith, Tyron Henderson and Morne Morkel (South Africa) and Dimitri Mascarenhas.
Indian players: Md. Kaif, Munaf Patel, Dinesh Salunke, Swapnil Asnodkar, Niraj Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Mahesh Rawat, Siddarth Trivedi, Anup Revandkar, Naman Ojha, Siddarth Chitinis, Paras Dogra, Amit Singh, Ahed Malik, Kamran Khan, Yusuf Pathan, Ashraf Makda, Raphi Vincent Gomez, Paul Valthaty, Srideep Mangela, Md. Arif, Gajendra Singh, Atul Sharma, Pratmesh Salunke, Pushkaraj Chavan
Official Website : Rajasthan Royals
