Rajasthan Royals (RR) are back in action after two years. RR along with Chennai Super Kings (CSK) were banned from the Indian Premier League (IPL) for two years due to fixing. And now when the franchise is back in the cash-rich league, the team spent huge money to buy overseas as well as local stars in their squads.

In the much-talked about IPl auction, which was held in Bengaluru on January 27 and 28; RR brought 22 players. RR made the costliest buys at the auction by bidding England all-rounder Ben Stokes for Rs 12.5 crore and Indian pacer Jaydev Unadkat for a whopping Rs 11.5 crore.  In its 22 buys, RR spent Rs 78.35 crore for buying three batsmen, six bowlers, two Wicket-keepers and 11 all-rounders. In all it had eight foreigners in its list.

Earlier, in the players’ retention, the team had retained their skipper Steve Smith for Rs 12.5 crores.

RR also bought star players like Ajinkya Rahane, Sanju Samson, Stuart Binny and Dhawal Kulkarni in their final squad.

A truly #HallaBol cricketing star, @JUnadkat​ has a message for all the Royals out there.
Great to see it coming straight from the field!
What message would you like to give him?

आप जयदेव को क्या कहना चाहेंगे?#AbBajegaDanka #IPL2018 #HallaBol #IPLAuction pic.twitter.com/wOQI7GafGl

— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) January 29, 2018

Humble, confident and extremely talented.
Meet @AryamanBirla.
He’s got a beautiful message for the Royals and the Squad.
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.#HallaBol #AbBajegaDanka #IPL2018 pic.twitter.com/VJm2jUyxgk

— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) January 28, 2018

A message from West Indies cricketing sensation @craig_arch!
Don’t let his good manners fool you. He’s a fierce competitor on the field, just like the Windies greats before him.#AbBajegaDanka #IPL2018 #IPLAuction #HallaBol pic.twitter.com/wVP8roftW6

— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) January 28, 2018

Love the T-shirt color.
Love the attitude.
Love the calm charm.
A special message from @ShreyasGopal19 for the Royals’ fans!
Halla Bol! ⚡️ ⚡️#IPL2018 #IPLAuction #AbBajegaDanka pic.twitter.com/T8a1kJVHt2

— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) January 28, 2018

A great message from the energetic @dhawal_kulkarni! ⚡️⚡️
Keep cheering #HallaBol! #AbBajegaDanka #IPLAuction #IPL2018 pic.twitter.com/hlCS2IvUVv

— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) January 28, 2018

A lovely message from a our homeboy Jatin Saxena! #HallaBol!#AbBajegaDanka #IPL2018 #IPLAuction pic.twitter.com/PSuvvbDxfA

— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) January 28, 2018

Badhaai, Ankit Sharma! We’re extremely proud to have you in the squad!
We’ll #HallaBol together this year and make it a zabardast season!#AbBajegaDanka #IPL2018 #IPLAuction pic.twitter.com/KkQgJABUup

— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) January 28, 2018

18-year-old @MahipalLomror shouts out the legendary #HallaBol in this message for the Fans.
Answer the war cry, Royals!#AbBajegaDanka #IPLAuction #IPL2018 pic.twitter.com/NXE3VwHfbj

— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) January 28, 2018

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Big man @ShortDarcy has sent this (short and) sweet message for you fans! ⚡️⚡️
We’re very excited to welcome you to the Royals.
What would you like to tell him in return?#HallaBol #AbBajegaDanka #IPL2018 #IPLAuction pic.twitter.com/jWkCBk5DrG

— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) January 28, 2018

His charm and warmth are simply infectious!@ajinkyarahane88 has sent you fans a heartfelt message.
Proud to have you back, Jinks!#HallaBol #AbBajegaDanka #IPL2018 #IPLAuction pic.twitter.com/LnVC8167ev

— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) January 28, 2018

Rajasthan Royals final squad for IPL 2018:

Total players- 23,

Batsman- 3

Bowlers- 6

Wicket-keeper- 2

All-rounders – 11;

Foreigners – 8

Total money spent – Rs 78.35 crore.

Remaining funds – Rs 1.65 crore

· Steve Smith (Captain) Australia Rs 12.5 crore – Retained & Overseas

· Benjamin Stokes (All-Rounder) England Rs 12.5 crore – Overseas

· Jaydev Unadkat (Bowler) Rs 11.5 crore

· Sanju Samson (Wicket Keeper) Rs 8 crore

· Jofra Archer (All-Rounder) West Indies Rs 7.2 crore – Overseas

· Krishnappa Gowtham (All-Rounder) Rs 6.2 crore

· Jos Buttler (Wicket Keeper) England Rs 4.4 crore – Overseas

· Ajinkya Rahane (Batsman) Rs 4 crore

· Darcy Short (All-Rounder) Australia Rs 4 crore – Overseas

· Rahul Tripathi (Batsman) Rs 3.4 crore

· Dhawal Kulkarni (Fast bowler) Rs 75 Lakh

· Zahir Khan Pakteen (Left-arm Chinaman) Afghanistan Rs 60 Lakh – Overseas

· Ben Laughlin (Fast bowler) Australia Rs 50 Lakh – Overseas

· Stuart Binny (All-Rounder) Rs 50 Lakh

· Dushmantha Chameera (Fast bowler) Sri Lanka Rs 50 Lakh – Overseas

· Anureet Singh (Medium pace bowler) Rs 30 Lakh

· Aryaman Vikram Birla (All-Rounder) Rs 30 Lakh

· Midhun S (All-Rounder) Rs 20 Lakh

· Shreyas Gopal (All-Rounder) Rs 20 Lakh

· Prashant Chopra (Wicket Keeper) Rs 20 Lakh

· Jatin Saxena (All-Rounder) Rs 20 Lakh

· Ankit Sharma (All-Rounder) Rs 20 Lakh

· Mahipal Lomror (All-Rounder) Rs 20 Lakh