IPL 2026, Rajasthan Royals tweak pre-season schedule: Details here
What's the story
Rajasthan Royals have made a slight change to their pre-season schedule for IPL 2026. The team will now kick off its full squad camp on March 17 at the Sawai Man Singh Stadium in Jaipur. Earlier, March 15 was marked as the start date for these preparations, as per The Times of India. Under the guidance of head coach and director of cricket Kumar Sangakkara, this camp will focus on team bonding, training sessions, and strength training.
Pre-camp activities
Short camp in Nagpur
Before this, a few players including Ravi Bishnoi, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Sandeep Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja had attended a short camp-cum-fitness assessment session at the franchise's High Performance Centre in Nagpur. The upcoming Jaipur camp will be the first time the Royals's entire squad, including new signings like Jadeja and Sam Curran, will come together ahead of IPL 2026 season.
Season opener
RR's schedule in IPL 2026
After the full squad camp in Jaipur, the Royals are likely to leave for Guwahati on March 26. They will play their first three matches at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium against Chennai Super Kings (March 30), Mumbai Indians (April 7), and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (April 10). These matches will mark the start of IPL 2026 season for Rajasthan Royals.
Squad
Here's the RR squad for IPL 2026
RR squad for IPL 2026: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Riyan Parag (c), Ravindra Jadeja (traded in), Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Jofra Archer, Tushar Deshpande, Sandeep Sharma, Nandre Burger, Sam Curran (traded in), Adam Milne, Kwena Maphaka, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Donovan Ferreira (traded in), Ravi Singh, Shubham Dubey, Kuldeep Sen, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Lhuan-Dre Pretorius, Vignesh Puthur, Sushant Mishra, Yash Raj Punja, Brijesh Sharma, Aman Rao.