Relish The Magic Of Rajasthan Royals With Fantasy Cricket On Dream11

With the season of IPL coming back, all of us are excited to see how our favourite players perform and how the matches unfold. Along with IPL, comes another trend of playing fantasy cricket. Fantasy cricket is a part of the fantasy sports genre where you can make your own virtual team and play along with the live matches.

Fantasy cricket helps enhance the experience as a fan. Here, you are not just watching a match and cheering for your favourite team but you are also a part of the game where you earn points and compete against your friends. And, when it comes to playing IPL 2019, there is no better platform than Dream11 as it is the official partner of VIVO IPL 2019. To play fantasy cricket league matches on this platform, all you need to do is register yourself and create your dream team. Your points depend on the performance of the players in real life matches and so you need to be careful while creating your team. Considering the dynamics involved in picking the right players, Dream11 promises to be a good opportunity to test your skills and knowledge about the game.

So, to experience fantasy cricket at its best, play now and enjoy the thrill of being a part of the most exciting matches that you will come across.

Coming back to IPL, there are eight teams in the IPL 2019 season namely Chennai Super Kings, Kings XI Punjab, Rajasthan Royals, Delhi Capitals, Kolkata Knight Riders, Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Sunrisers Hyderabad. But out of them all, Rajasthan Royals is the one which is famous for always surprising its opponent. So as many continue to root for this underrated team, here’s a sneak peek at some of the interesting facts about Rajasthan Royals and what makes it stand out from the rest.

1. In September 2007, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the establishment of the Indian Premier League, a Twenty20 competition that started in 2008. And in January 2008, the BCCI unveiled first eight teams. Rajasthan Royals was one of them. Today, it is part of every IPL-sponsored event or product – from merchandise to Fantasy League matches, the mark of Rajasthan Royals can be seen everywhere.

2. The RR franchise was sold to the Emerging Media for $67 million. When the franchise was bought in 2008, it was the least expensive team in the entire Indian Premier League.

3. Rajasthan Royals won the inaugural edition of the IPL in 2008 under the captaincy of Shane Warne. At that time, the team was considered as one of the weakest contenders of the title by the media. Yet, it emerged as champions under the brilliant captaincy of the Aussie spin legend. The team also gave a maverick all-rounder Shane Watson to the IPL world.

4. Rajasthan Royals is the first team to participate in the annual charity series to be played between the Twenty20 champions of two countries. On 6th July 2009, RR Team met Middlesex Crusaders in a one-off Twenty20 for the British Asian Cup in an annual charity series. Mohammad Kaif was also part of that team and Sohail Tanvir from Pakistan was also the part of RR squad. The Royals won the match by 46 runs.

5. Rajasthan Royals is currently owned by a group called Jaipur IPL Cricket Private Ltd. It is headed by Manoj Badale, while Raghu Iyer is the CEO. Other investors include Lachlan Murdoch, Aditya S Chellaram, Suresh Chellaram, Shilpa Shetty and Raj Kundra.

6. Shane Warne is the brand ambassador of Rajasthan Royals. Whereas, Rahul Dravid acts as a mentor of the team.

7. Rajasthan Royals is famous for purchasing players who are not very famous. The team has also bought players who had previously never played first-class cricket such as Pravin Tambe.

8. Ajinkya Rahane, the current captain of RR, holds the record for highest run-scorer for the team with 2705 runs. Shane Watson is the leading wicket-taker with 67 wickets.

9. Shane Watson is also the most capped player of RR having played 74 matches. He has scored 2127 runs under his belt.

10. Team anthem of Rajasthan Royals is ‘Halla Bol’. Current anthem of the team is ‘Phir Halla Bol’, released in 2018.

Those were some facts that provided insights into a veteran IPL team. With IPL coming back for another exciting season, let’s see the wonders which RR team achieves. All said and done, may the best team win!