Rajasthan Royals

Rajasthan Royals is the cricket team representing the city of Jaipur in the Indian Premier League tournaments .

Shilpa Shetty is the new brand ambassador of the RR. The team is led by the world's icon for spin bowing Shane Warne of Australia .The Rajasthan Royals franchise of IPL is owned by Emerging Media group with investors - Lachlan Murdoch, Sir. Aditya Chellaram and Suresh Chellaram; Manoj Badale, Bollywood actress and Big Brother winner celebrity Shilpa Shetty and her husband and businessDimitri Masceranhas of the Rajasthan Royals  was the only English player to have played the IPL in the inaugural season.Rajasthan Royals were fined for underbidding for players in the IPL Season One. partner Raj Kundra paid about US $15.4 million for an 11.7% stake in the team's ownership.

2008 IPL Season

Before the starting of the inagural , there were many controversies that  the Royals are  the weakest team in the IPL. This seemed to be confirmed when the team lost its first match against the Delhi Daredevils in a 9 wicket loss. However the Royals won their next game by defeating the Kings XI Punjab and continued to win the next five games in a row. The Royals built up an impressive 11-3 record after their fourteen preliminary round matches; this included a consecutive 5-game and 6-game winning streak with an undefeated record on their home ground and a spot at the top of the points table. They were also the first team to book a place in the semifinals with their 65 run win over the Royal Challengers Bangalore. Shane Warne's captaincy and simultaneous coaching was praised and well received by everyone, including opposition teams. In addition, many players of the Royals team had consistently played well. The Royals secured a place in the finals with a victory against the Delhi Daredevils.

The Rajasthan Royals became the winner of the first IPL tournament .

2009 IPL Season

 In their opening game against the Royal Challengers Bangalore, who were second last in 2008, the Royals obtained the lowest score in the tournaments history. Rajasthan started to gain momentum slowly by having victories against Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Daredevils giving hope to the Royals and their fans. However, inconsistency became a major factor; much was expected of South African captain Graeme Smith who was playing in front of his home crowd and who in last season's scored 441 runs, he together withSwapnil Asnodkar were not able to string together strong consistent performances. The absence of previous year's stars Sohail Tanvir and Shane Watson was also a major factor. Tanvir was not eligible in this season due to the political strain between India and Pakistan, and Watson was called up to play for Australia in the series against Pakistan in the UAE. Many also considered the sending of Mohammad Kaif back to India a poor decision as his batting could have contributed to the team's batting performance. The Royals failed to make it to the semifinals after losing their last two matches against Delhi Daredevils and Kolkata Knight Riders.

2010 IPL Season

Rajasthan started the season looking to emulate their success in 2008 but suffered a three game losing streak at the start of the tournament. They bounced back well with a four game winning streak but they were knocked out after a defeat against the Kolkata Knight Riders in their final game of the third season of the IPL.

Current team for the seson :

Owners	Raj Kundra, Shilpa Shetty & Others
Captain	Shane Warne
Name of Player	Auction Price	Original Country
Shane Warne(Captain)	Not Auctioned	Australia
Ross Taylor	Rs. 4.50 Crore ($ 1,000,000)	New Zealand
Paul Collingwood	Rs. 1.13 Crore ($ 250,000)	England
Johan Botha	Rs. 4.32 Crore ($ 950,000)	South Africa
Rahul Dravid	Rs. 2.27 Crore ($ 500,000)	India
Shaun Tait	Rs. 1.36 Crore ($ 300,000)	Australia
Pankaj Singh	Rs. 43.22 Lakh ($ 95,000)	India
Shane Watson	Not Auctioned	Australia