Sanjeev Kumar
khelja|09-05-2026
Rajasthan Royals suddenly changed captain. (Photo- PTI)
IPL 2026, RR vs GT: In the 52nd match of IPL 2026, Rajasthan Royals fielded a new captain against Gujarat Titans. The team's regular captain Riyan Parag could not play in this match. In his place, young opening batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal was given the command of the team. Yashasvi Jaiswal played a match as captain for the first time in IPL. He also managed to win the toss and decided to bowl first against Gujarat.
Rajasthan Royals suddenly changed captain
During the toss, Yashasvi Jaiswal also explained the reason for Riyan Parag's absence.
He told that Parag is out of the match due to hamstring injury. Parag had to face this injury in the last match. The team is hoping that he will soon be back fit and join the team. Due to the absence of Riyan Parag, Rajasthan Royals also had to make important changes in the playing 11. Shimron Hetmyer and Pulakeshi Punia have been included in the playing eleven.🚨Toss update from Jaipur🚨@rajasthanroyals won the toss and elected to bowl first against @gujarat_titans
Yashasvi Jaiswal to lead #RR in the absence of Riyan Parag who is injured
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On the other hand, Gujarat Titans team has also entered this match with one important change. Prasidh Krishna has returned to the team in place of Manav Suthar, which is also a good news for the team.
Prasidh Krishna's performance so far has been quite spectacular. He has taken 12 wickets in 7 matches, but was not a part of the last few matches. In such a situation, Gujarat's bowling unit has become stronger with his arrival.Playing 11 of both teams
Playing XI of Gujarat Titans: Shubman Gill (captain), Sai Sudarshan, Jos Buttler (wicketkeeper), Nishant Sindhu, Washington Sundar, Jason Holder, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Arshad Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj.
Playing XI of Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal (captain), Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), Shimron Hetmyer, Donovan Ferreira, Ravindra Jadeja, Shubham Dubey, Dasun Shanaka, Joffra Archer, Tushar Deshpande, Brijesh Sharma, Yash Raj Punja.
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