IPL 2018: 3 players that Rajasthan Royals must retain

#1 Steven Smith

Steven Smith had led Rising Pune Supergiant to the final of IPL 2017

Rajasthan Royals should look to secure the services of Australian skipper Steven Smith. The right-hander has played some valuable knocks for the franchise during the previous seasons. In fact, his lone century in the shortest format came for Rajasthan against Chennai Super Kings.

Smith had scored 472 runs in last year's IPL edition and was fourth in the orange cap race. He has scored 1703 runs across all seasons at an impressive average of 37.02 with one century and five half centuries.

Leading Supergiant, Smith came close to tasting IPL glory. However, his team lost a close match in the 2017 final against Mumbai Indians. His captaincy was appreciated after leading the side to a creditable second spot. Several players like Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur and Jaydev Unadkat were all groomed under Smith's captaincy.Rajasthan would be more than happy to retain him as not just as player but also as their captain.