The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 concluded months in the past. Now the <a href="https://cricket.worldwide/china-to-host-psl-2027-auction-franchise-owner-wants-pcb-to-follow-ipl/” title=”China to host PSL 2027 public sale? Franchise owner needs PCB to comply with IPL”>franchises have moved on to the IPL 2027 season, as groups have appointed new head coaches and are additionally in commerce talks with different franchises to switch players. Amidst this, there have been talks of a captaincy change at Rajasthan Royals (RR).
Riyan Parag has been the captain of the Royals. He took over the captaincy final season after Sanju Samson was traded to Chennai Tremendous Kings (CSK). Parag led the aspect to the playoffs, but failed to qualify for the ultimate after losing to Gujarat Titans (GT) in Qualifier 2. He did nicely as a frontrunner but has generally had problems with accidents.
Riyan Parag set to be removed as captain of RR; Yashasvi Jaiswal to interchange
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As per Occasions of India journalist Sahil Malhotra, with the possession change of the Royals, there’s a excessive chance of a captaincy change.
The brand new house owners are rumoured to be planning to make Yashasvi Jaiswal the brand new captain. Jaiswal has been the deputy to Riyan Parag and was additionally the front-runner to develop into the captain final season earlier than it was handed to Parag.
Yashasvi Jaiswal has additionally led the Royals in the absence of Riyan Parag, so it is going to be very attention-grabbing to look at whether or not the Southpaw finally will get his likelihood as a captain and leads the aspect, with very little management expertise in the IPL and likewise in the home format as nicely.
RR possession change awaits clearance from BCCI and IPL
In May 2026, the Lakshmi Mittal household and Adar Poonawalla acquired a majority stake in the Rajasthan Royals IPL franchise for USD 1.65 billion (approx. ₹15,660 crore), changing a beforehand stalled agreement with a U.S.-based investor group.
The acquisition covers the entire Royals sports activities group, together with the Rajasthan Royals (IPL), Paarl Royals (SA20), and Barbados Royals (Caribbean Premier League). Nonetheless, closing formal clearance and ratification from the BCCI and the IPL Governing Council remain pending as the deal strikes by means of its Q3 2026 closing levels despite being cleared by the Competitors Commission of India (CCI).
Riyan Parag document as captain
In 2025, he was the stand-in captain for Sanju Samson throughout 8 matches, recording 2 wins, 6 losses, and scoring 393 runs. He became the youngest captain in RR history and the fifth-youngest captain in IPL history. His greatest season was in 2024, when he scored 574 runs for the franchise
Final season, he additionally scored 309 runs as a captain, but his common was poor. In a total of twenty-two IPL matches, recording 10 wins and 12 losses, with a win percentage of 45.45%.
Riyan Parag was additionally concerned in off-the-field controversy and was fined 25% of his match fee and handed one demerit level by the BCCI after being caught on digital camera vaping inside the dressing room throughout an IPL 2026 match towards Punjab Kings in Mullanpur. Parag accepted his guilt of a Level 1 breach of the IPL Code of Conduct under Article 2.21 for bringing the game into disrepute.
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