Former India player turned veteran commentator Aakash Chopra has picked the Rajasthan Royals’ (RR) probable playing XI for IPL 2025. He picked Yashasvi Jaiswal and Wanindu Hasaranga as their likely highest run-getter and wicket-taker respectively as well. Jaiswal (₹18 crore) was among six players retained by RR ahead of the IPL 2025 auction as well.

In a video shared on his YouTube channel ‘Aakash Chopra’, he said, “What could their XI be like? Yashasvi Jaiswal with Sanju Samson, Nitish Rana at No. 3, Riyan Parag at No. 4, Dhruv Jurel at No. 5 and Shimron Hetmyer at No. 6. Wanindu Hasaranga could be there at No. 7. They might use Shubham Dubey as an Impact Player. Then Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Sandeep Sharma, and any Indian bowler with them – Tushar Deshpande in all likelihood.”

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“Who could score the most runs? I think Yashasvi Jaiswal. I am hoping that he would go close to the Orange Cap. Who could have a breakout season? I am going to go with Dhruv Jurel. Who could take the most wickets? Toss-up between Wanindu Hasaranga and Jofra Archer. I feel Jofra might not play all matches, so I will go with Wanindu Hasaranga,” he added.

However, Aakash Chopra also stated that the Rajasthan Royals’ strategy would be to bat aggressively in IPL 2025 as well.

“You will see a lot of explosive ability in batting. Everyone bats with the same rhythm. At times, some players are very senior and others are very junior, so everyone’s alignment is not the same. Everyone does not have the buy-in,” he said. “However, when you have a squad like this, this team might have the youngest batting lineup, the alignment happens very quickly. Once they decide to do something, everyone starts doing that. So I think that is what they are trying to do. They will try to score a lot of runs when they come to bat,” Aakash Chopra concluded.