Top 3 opening combinations for RR in IPL 2025

Rajasthan Royals head into the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season witnessing huge changes to their side. Rahul Dravid who had coached India to the T20 World Cup win in June has rejoined Rajasthan Royals as the coach of the side. Sanju Samson will continue to lead the side that has seen some new faces added to the mix.

Jofra Archer is back with Rajasthan having been purchased for INR 12.5 Crores. Sri Lankan duo Wanindu Hasaranga and Maheesh Theekshana have also joined the Royals ahead of the new season. Tushar Deshpande and Fazalhaq Farooqi have been added to the team amongst a host of other names for the coming season.

England’s white-ball skipper Jos Buttler was released by the Royals and was duly picked up by Gujarat Titans for the coming season. The loss of one of their top scorers has created a huge void at the top of the order for the 2008 IPL winners.

Here are the three possible opening combinations for Rajasthan Royals for the IPL 2025 season

3- Yashasvi Jaiswal and Kunal Singh Rathore

Young Kunal Singh Rathor was picked up by his home franchise in the last round of IPL Auction 2025. The right-handed batter is known to be a big hitter of the ball and has played 12 T20 matches so far. The 22-year-old has scored 254 runs with the bat with one half-century and has a strike rate of 138. Rajasthan Royals will want to take a closer look at the youngster who is being touted as a batter with potential to partner Yashasvi Jaiswal.

2- Yashasvi Jaiswal and Nitish Rana

31-year-old Nitish Rana is set to start his IPL Journey with Rajasthan Royals for the coming season. Yashasvi Jaiswal is already set in stone to be the opener for the side. Jaiswal could be joined by Nitish Rana at the top of the order during the coming season. Nitish Rana has played 12 innings as the opener and scored 437 runs with an average of 36 and a strike rate of 133. The left-handed batter has also hit 5 fifties with a best of 87 and can be dangerous with the bat at the top of the order.

1- Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sanju Samson

One of the most favoured and likely opening combinations for Rajasthan Royals could be Yashasvi Jaiswal and skipper Sanju Samson. The 30-year-old has become a raging hit at the top of the order for India and has already scored two centuries. His numbers while opening the batting in the IPL aren’t that great but in his current form, Samson is a very dangerous batter. In 24 innings while opening the batting, Samson has scored 559 runs with an average of 23 with 3 fifties and a strike rate of 135.

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