Rajasthan Royals
Rajasthan Royals
- Owners: Emerging Media, Shilpa Shetty & Raj Kundra
- Franchisee Fee: $ 67 million
- Captain: Shane Warne
- Coach: Shane Warne
- Position in 2008: Winner
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Brief Introduction:
Rajasthan Royals is a franchise cricket team that represents the state of Rajasthan in the IPL. The team is led and coached by Shane Warne. There was no Icon Player and brand ambassador for the team and it is the only IPL team to have a foreign player, Coach and Captain as the same person. The team’s mascot is a lion named Moochu Singh . The team anthem, ‘Halla Bol’ is sung by Ila Arun..
Prior to the start of the inaugural IPL season, many considered the Royals as possibly the weakest team in the IPL, giving them little chance of competing well in the tournament. Evidence of the latter opinion 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 premilinary 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
