IPL 2018 auction: Rating the squads

Rajasthan Royals - 7.5/10

Openers: Ajinkya Rahane, D'Arcy Short, Rahul Tripathi

Middle-order batsmen: Steven Smith, Aryaman Birla

Wicketkeepers: Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson, Prashant Chopra

Allrounders: Ben Stokes, Stuart Binny, Jofra Archer, K Gowtham, Jatin Saxena, Mahipal Lomror

Spinners: Zahir Khan, Shreyas Gopal, Midhun S, Ankit Sharma

Pacers: Anureet Singh, Jaydev Unadkat, Dhawal Kulkarni, Dushmantha Chameera, Ben Laughlin

Rajasthan Royals bought the two most expensive player in the auction, Ben Stokes and Jaydev Unadkat. They even went on to bag both D'Arcy Short and Jofra Archer, two of the hottest overseas uncapped properties.

However, as far as the Indian players are concerned, they don't have a name big enough to instil fear in the opposition. Ajinkya Rahane is one of the better Indian batsmen, however, he doesn't have the ability to win T20 matches single-handedly.

While RR's batting looks settled and they have one of the best middle orders on-paper with Smith, Buttler and Stokes, their bowling doesn't have a serial wicket-taker apart from Unadkat. Something which might hurt them in big matches.