I would have still not bought Vaibhav Suryavanshi for INR 1.1 Crore: Abhinav Mukund

Former Indian opener and cricket analyst Abhinav Mukund has opened up on the struggles the Rajasthan Royals are facing in the ongoing IPL 2025 season. Notably, the Riyan Parag-led RR franchise got eliminated from IPL 2025 after their loss to the Mumbai Indians.

In the ongoing season, the Royals could win only three games and suffered eight losses, amassing only six points. Their most recent loss against the Mumbai Indians in Jaipur resulted in their elimination from the competition.

While analyzing the Royals' bowling line-up, Mukund stated that their Indian pick Tushar Deshpande didn’t go down well for the side. Moreover, he added that RR had invested too much amount on their Indian batters Nitish Rana and Vaibhav Suryavanshi.

"Their one good bowler, the one they have spent most money on, is Archer. Unfortunately, their Indian pick did not go well. Tushar Deshpande, who was benched for this particular game, was bought for a lot of money (INR 6.75 crore). Then again, you had three plus one something that you invested in two more Indian batters, Nitish Rana and Vaibhav Suryavanshi," Abhinav Mukund said on ESPN Cricinfo.

While the RR set-up had star bowlers like Avesh Khan, Yuzvendra Chahal, and Trent Boult, they couldn’t create an impact this time around with a non-impressive bowling line-up, conceding huge scores to the opposition. 

"How much ever I think, I would have still not bought Vaibhav Suryavanshi for INR 1.1 crore, and Nitish Rana for INR 3 crore (INR 4.2 crore). I would have invested that money in a couple of good bowlers. Look at their bowling last year, forget the big names, you still got Avesh Khan, Chahal, Ashwin, Trent Boult, and Sandeep Sharma, these are five bankable proper bowlers," he added.

The Royals will next take on the Kolkata Knight Riders in the 53rd match of the season on Sunday, May 4 at the Eden Gardens.

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