Rajasthan Royals entered the auction retaining as many as six players. So they had little to work around, but that didn’t stop them from finding their right targets. Like Mumbai Indians, they too had their batting group from last season intact, so all their eyes were on assembling a strong bowling group. While doing so they did take a couple of huge punts, going for Jofra Archer and Wanindu Hasaranga – two players with a worrying fitness record – who are expected to play crucial roles. That is just a caution as they too walked out knowing what their XI is. Batsmen Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shimron Hetmyer, Shubham Dubey, Vaibhav Suryavanshi. Wicketkeepers Sanju Samson, Dhruv Jurel, Kunal Singh Rathore. Allrounders Riyan Parag (spin), Nitish Rana (spin), Wanindu Hasaranga (spin), Yudhvir Singh (pace). Spinners Maheesh Theekshana, Kumar Kartikeya. Fast bowlers Jofra Archer, Sandeep Sharma, Tushar Deshpande, Akash Madhwal, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Kwena Maphaka, Ashok Sharma. Early impressions In the last few seasons, they have gone about spending big on their first XI and it continued here at Jeddah …