IPL 2026: Rajasthan Royals team has added veteran Ravindra Jadeja through trade. Before IPL 2026, the franchise is also searching for its new captain. In such a situation, many names are coming forward for this. There is a discussion on social media about making Ravindra Jadeja the captain. In such a situation, everyone wants to know the answer to this question. Rajasthan Royals owner Manoj Badale has now answered this important question.

Will Ravindra Jadeja become the next captain of Rajasthan?

Now the Rajasthan Royals team has started preparations for the mini auction of IPL 2026. Before that, discussions are going on regarding the captain. Talking to ESPNcricinfo about which, owner Manoj Badale said, ‘We have seen 6-7 players for this role. In such a situation, nothing has been thought about Ravindra Jadeja yet. There has been no talk yet. We spoke to the Player Leadership Group twice, once in which he was also involved. In such a situation, we said that we will start this process within a few months. We have 6-7 players who can become the captain of Rajasthan. Our focus was on trade only. We knew this would happen. Now that the trade is done, our focus is on the auction. After the auction, our next focus will be on the captain.

Ravindra Jadeja is happy to be in Rajasthan

Regarding Ravindra Jadeja’s entry into the team, owner Manoj Badale said, ‘Any owner will be excited about Ravindra Jadeja. There is no need to tell anyone what he has done in cricket. He has won the trophy in IPL. Won trophy in international cricket. He is our best batsman and also our best bowler. Apart from this, he has no answer in fielding. Even though he played for us in the 2008 season, I don’t know him much. He was 19 years old at that time. In such a situation, he must be feeling good after coming home. When he called me, Chennai told him that they were trading him. He is happy to come to Rajasthan.

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