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If Ravindra Jadeja is handed the captaincy, he would join an elite group as the eighth player to lead Rajasthan Royals in the IPL.
As the IPL 2026 season draws near, the Rajasthan Royals captaincy race remains wide open. Yashasvi Jaiswal and Riyan Parag have both impressed as potential leaders, but all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has also received considerable support from experts and fans alike to take over from Sanju Samson.
A recent social media post by the franchise has reignited speculation. Jadeja, who made a move to Rajasthan Royals from Chennai Super Kings in a trade deal ahead of the auction, is making a return to the team he played for back in 2008-2009.
If Ravindra Jadeja is handed the captaincy, he would join an elite group as the eighth player to lead Rajasthan Royals in the IPL. The franchise has been captained by Shane Warne, Shane Watson, Rahul Dravid, Steve Smith, Ajinkya Rahane, Sanju Samson, and Riyan Parag before him.
Sources revealed to IANS on Friday that the Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) Stadium in Pune is expected to be the venue for some of Rajasthan Royals’ (RR) home matches in IPL 2026.
According to a previous IANS report from November, both Rajasthan Royals (RR) and defending champions Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) were in the running to secure Gahunje as their home venue for IPL 2026. RR had already carried out a stadium inspection and an initial evaluation of the surrounding infrastructure.
RR squad for IPL 2026: Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Donovan Ferreira, Shubham Dubey, Jofra Archer, Tushar Deshpande, Kwena Maphaka, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Lhuan-Dre Pretorius, Shimron Hetmyer, Nandre Burger, Yash Raj Punja, Aman Rao, Brijesh Sharma, Ravi Bishnoi, Ravi Singh, Sushant Mishra, Vignesh Puthur, Kuldeep Sen, Adam Milne