IPL 2018: Rajasthan Royals' predicted XI for their first match

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Ajinkya Rahane will lead RR this year.
Ajinkya Rahane will lead RR this year

Spinners

All eyes will be on K. Gowtham this IPL season.
All eyes will be on K. Gowtham this IPL season.

Krishnappa Gowtham and Ankit Sharma will secure the spin bowling front for RR this year.

Gowtham, the right arm off-spinner from Karnataka, sent shockwaves across the media after he was bought for a whopping price of Rs. 6.20 crore. He is regarded as an excellent spin bowler in the Indian domestic cricket who can play some effective knocks with the bat too.

Gowtham possesses a good T20 record, having bagged 20 wickets in 27 matches at an economy rate of 7.06. He has also scored 310 runs at an impressive strike rate of 159.79, and can prove to be a very crucial player for RR.

Ankit Sharma is the slow left-arm orthodox bowler.from Madhya Pradesh who can play a handy role with the bat too. He even opened the innings for RR in a match against CSK in the 2014 IPL season and scored a valuable 30 along with a good bowling performance of 2/20 in four overs.

Ankit has a great opportunity to showcase his skills for RR this year.

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