Rajasthan Royals Quiz
RR were the inaugural champions of the IPL, winning the trophy under the captaincy of Shane Warne. How closely have you followed their journey since then? It’s time to find out!
Who, among the following legendary cricketers, has been appointed as RR’s Director of Cricket ahead of IPL 2021?
Sangakkara, during his playing career, had played for Punjab Kings (then Kings XI Punjab), Deccan Chargers and Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL.
Daniel Vettori
Kumar Sangakkara
Rahul Dravid
Shane Warne
Apart from RR, which other franchise has Sanju Samson played for in the IPL?
Samson played for Capitals (then Daredevils) in the 2016-17 seasons. While he was earlier part of the KKR squad, he has never played a game for them in the IPL.
Delhi Capitals (Daredevils)
Kolkata Knight Riders
Rising Pune Supergiant
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Who was the Player of the Match in RR’s IPL final victory in 2008?
Pathan took three wickets and then scored 56 in a superb all-round performance.
Shane Warne
Shane Watson
Swapnil Asnodkar
Yusuf Pathan
Which of these teams has RR’s Chris Morris not played for previously in the IPL?
While this will be Morris’ second stint with the Royals, he has also played for CSK, DC and RCB previously.
Chennai Super Kings
Delhi Capitals
Mumbai Indians
Rajasthan Royals
Chetan Sakariya impressed during the 2021 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy which saw him getting signed by RR at this year’s auction. Which team does he play for in domestic cricket?
Chetan Sakariya took 12 wickets at a strike rate of 10 during SMAT 2021.
Gujarat
Madhya Pradesh
Rajasthan
Saurashtra
Ahead of the 2014 IPL auction, RR had retained five players. Shane Watson, James Faulkner, Ajinkya Rahane and Sanju Samson were four of them. Who was the fifth?
Binny featured in 72 IPL matches for RR.
Brad Hodge
Pravin Tambe
Steve Smith
Stuart Binny
In which season did RR last make it to the playoffs?
RR lost to Kolkata Knight Riders by 25 runs in the Eliminator in IPL 2018.
2014
2015
2018
2019
Justin Langer has played for RR in the IPL. True or false?
Langer played for RR in the British Asian Cup but never featured for the team in the IPL.
True
False
Two batsmen have scored multiple centuries for RR in the IPL. One is Shane Watson. Who is the other?
Rahane scored two IPL hundreds for RR, one in 2012 and the other in ’19.
Ajinkya Rahane
Ben Stokes
Sanju Samson
Yusuf Pathan
While Jofra Archer won the IPL MVP award in 2020, there is another player in RR’s IPL 2021 squad who won the same award earlier. Who?
Stokes won the IPL MVP award while playing for Rising Pune Supergiant in 2017.
Ben Stokes
Chris Morris
David Miller
Jaydev Unadkat