5 players Rajasthan Royals can release ahead of IPL 2023

    Rajasthan Royals lost to Gujarat Titans in IPL 2022 final.

    3. Rassie van der Dussen

    Rassie van der Dussen
    Rassie van der Dussen. (Image Credits: Instagram)

    Since his debut, Rassie van der Dussen has grown into South Africa’s most vital batter in the middle order. The ace batter has a great record for the Proteas in the T20Is and it prompted the Rajasthan Royals to sign the right-handed batter for an amount of INR 1 crore in the IPL 2022.

    However, the 33-year-old was reduced to a bench warmer by the franchise for the majority of the season and Rassie van der Dussen got only 3 matches in an already stacked batting unit. The batter could only score 22 runs in those three matches and had an underwhelming run with the bat.

    Rajasthan Royals lacked a solid Indian batter in their middle order last season and will be looking for one in the upcoming IPL auctions. Hence, the franchise could release the South African batter and use those funds to fill the void.

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