Delhi: A lot of people were shocked when the Indian Premier League (IPL) was released by Rajasthan Royals (RR) from the team before the 2025 auction. The fans could not believe that the team would let such a big player go. Now that half the season of the tournament has passed, it is clear that this decision of Rajasthan has been overshadowed. The team is almost out of the playoff race and the points are at number nine in the table.
There was a rift between RR and Butler
Jaus Butler is currently playing for Gujarat Titans. According to reports, there was a rift between Rajasthan Royals and Butler just before the auction. It is being said that initially Rajasthan promised to retain Butler. There was also a conversation and Butler agreed. But, when the last date for retention came, the decision was suddenly changed and Butler was released without giving any reason. Butler was very sad due to this decision. He performed brilliantly for Rajasthan from 2018 to 2024.
Which players did RR retain?
Before the auction, Rajasthan Royals had retained six players with them. These included the names of Sanju Samson, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ryan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurle and Sandeep Sharma. Rajasthan was one of those teams who retained the most players.
If we talk about the performance of this season, Rajasthan has played nine matches so far. Out of this, only two matches have won while seven matches have been lost. The team lost three consecutive matches chasing. The situation in two matches was that could not score nine runs in the last over. In a match, 18 runs were needed from 12 balls, yet the victory got out of hand.
At the same time, Jose Butler was bought by Gujarat Titans in the auction after spending Rs 15.75 crore. So far, Butler has scored 356 runs in eight matches at an average of 71.28 and a strike rate of 165.58. His great form is raising a big question on the decision of Rajasthan.
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