IPL 2025 – Riyan Parag named Rajasthan Royals captain for three games, Sanju Samson to play as batter

Parag, meanwhile, will be captaining in the IPL for the first time. He has been part of RR since 2019 and was retained by the franchise for INR 14 crore ahead of the mega auction last year. In the 2024 IPL, he finished with 573 runs, the most by an RR batter and third-highest overall, and hit four half-centuries which even helped him earn a T20I and an ODI debut for India.