Steve Smith is back as the full-time captain of the Rajasthan Royals team for the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) season, and the team has an exciting blend of youth and experience at its disposal. After the historic triumph in the inaugural season, the Rajasthan Royals team has not been able to leave a stamp on the competition. However, they have always had a good squad at their disposal but have slipped at crucial moments and this has cost them, dear.

Playing: David Miller, Manan Vohra, Riyan Parag, Robin Uthappa, Shashank Singh, Steven Smith, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ben Stokes, Mahipal Lomror, Shreyas Gopal, Tom Curran, Anuj Rawat, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson, Akash Singh, Andrew Tye, Aniruddha Joshi, Ankit Rajpoot, Jaydev Unadkat, Jofra Archer, Kartik Tyagi, Mayank Markande, Oshane Thomas, Rahul Tewatia, Varun Aaron

Delhi Capitals already has a powerful core team. This year, the auctions saw the team focusing on bowlers just as much as batsmen. The choice of Anrich Nortje and Daniel Sams shows that the team is working towards strengthening their bowling team. They also have a lot of all-rounders on their team, which means the team can put up a tough competition. The team includes:

Playing: Ajinkya Rahane, Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Shimron Hetmyer, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, Daniel Sams, Keemo Paul, Lalit Yadav, Marcus Stoinis, Alex Carey, Rishabh Pant, Amit Mishra, Anrich Nortje, Avesh Khan, Harshal Patel, Ishant Sharma, Kagiso Rabada, Mohit Sharma, Ravichandran Ashwin, Sandeep Lamichhane, Tushar Deshpande