IPL 2026 : Top 4 Players Who Might be Released by Rajasthan Royals

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Well, the IPL 2025 edition turned out to be a challenging nightmare for the Rajasthan Royals (RR) franchise as they failed to qualify for the playoffs, finishing with just 8 points from fourteen matches. Although Rajasthan Royals (RR) spent a whopping INR 119.7 crore, almost exhausting their INR 120 crore purse in order to pick up a commanding and dominating squad, the franchise still unfortunately failed to reign supreme at the 18th edition of the Indian Premier League.

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In this article we will take a look at the top four players who might be released by the DC squad ahead of the IPL 2026 edition.

IPL 2026 : Top 4 Players Who Might be Released by Rajasthan Royals

• Dhruv Jurel

The 24-year-old Indian professional cricketer, Dhruv Jurel, who plays for Uttar Pradesh in domestic cricket and for Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League, is at the first spot in our list of the top four players who might not be a part of the RR squad in the IPL 2026 edition. The Rajasthan Royals (RR) retained Dhruv Jurel for a whopping INR 14 crore, making him one of the most expensive players signed by the franchise for the IPL 2025 edition.

Well, although Jurel delivered a decent performance in the latter part of the tournament and amassed an overall total of 333 runs in the 14 matches that he played, the critics are still not satisfied with his performance and the selectors might re-think about their decision to retain Jurel for the IPL 2026 edition.

• Shimron Hetmyer

Next, at the second spot in our list of the top four players who might be released by the DC squad ahead of the IPL 2026 edition, we have the Guyanese cricketer, Shimron Hetmyer, who plays as a top-order batsman for the West Indies cricket team. Often hailed as one of the five breakout stars in men’s cricket, Shimron Hetmyer was acquired by the Rajasthan Royals (RR) franchise for a staggering INR 11 crore at the TATA IPL 2025 mega auction held in Jeddah in November 2024.

Although Shimron performed quite well in the season, he failed to meet the expectations of the franchise of being a path-breaking match finisher, which could be a major reason for his dismissal from the Rajasthan Royals (RR) franchise ahead of the IPL 2026 edition.

• Tushar Deshpande

The 29-year-old Indian professional cricketer, Tushar Deshpande, who debuted for the Indian team in July 2024 against Zimbabwe, is at the third spot in our list of the top four players who might be released by the DC squad ahead of the IPL 2026 edition. The Rajasthan Royals (RR) franchise spent a whopping INR 6.50 crore in order to acquire Tushar Deshpande against his base price of INR 1 crore in the IPL 2025 mega auction.

Throughout the IPL 2025 edition, Tushar Deshpande featured in a total of ten matches and picked up only four wickets at an economy rate of 10.62. Owing to his poor bowling form throughout the season, Rajasthan Royals (RR) might look out for other bowlers as his replacement in the next edition of the Indian Premier League.

• Fazalhaq Farooqi

Finally, at the fourth spot in our list of the top four players who might be released by the DC squad ahead of the IPL 2026 edition, we have the iconic Afghan international cricketer, Fazalhaq Farooqi, who plays for the national team in limited-overs cricket. Owing to his annihilating bowling spells, the Rajasthan Royals (RR) franchise spent a staggering INR 2 crore at the TATA IPL 2025 mega auction held in Jeddah in November 2024.

While the franchise and its supporters anticipated Farooqi to destroy the top batting lineups of numerous franchises with his destructive bowling spell, the Afghan bowling sensation turned out to be a major disappointment instead. Throughout the IPL 2025 edition, Fazalhaq Farooqi bowled a total of seventeen overs without taking even a single wicket and conceded 210 runs at an economy rate of 12.35.

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