The Rajasthan Royals will forever have their name etched in history as the first champions of the Indian Premier League back in 2008.
It has not always been plain sailing for the one of the founding members of the competition since then, though.
The Royals, who hammered Sunrisers Hyderabad by 72 runs in their IPL 2023 opener, will be hoping this is the year more glory is finally on the cards.
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How many IPL titles have the Rajasthan Royals won?
The late, great Shane Warne was captain when the Royals won their only IPL title to date 15 years ago.
Yusuf Pathan starred with bat and ball, taking 3/22 to restrict the Chennai Super Kings to 163/5 and scoring 56 as the Royals chased down the total successfully.
Last season was the closest the Royals have come to adding to their trophy cabinet, but they were convincingly beaten by seven wickets by new franchise the Gujarat Titans in the final.
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Rajasthan Royals IPL history
After winning the first IPL, the Royals went through a barren period before making the playoffs in 2013 and 2015.
The Royals were banned from participating for two years in 2016 and 2017, before reaching the playoffs upon their resumption in 2018.
They then returned to the final a year ago but fell at the last to the Titans.
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Rajasthan Royals best players
Shane Watson was one of the centrepieces of the side's 2008 title-winning team. Watson was a dynamic all-rounder who could be used for his power-hitting or pace bowling. The Australian scored 2372 runs and took 67 wickets in his 78 matches for the Royals.
Australia spin legend Warne left one of the biggest marks on the franchise during his first season in 2008. Leading from the front as captain, Warne took 57 wickets at an economy of 7.27.
Pathan showed India and the world his power and class as he dominated with bat and ball. In total, he played 66 matches for the franchise scoring 1544 runs. The versatile all-rounder also took 42 wickets with his crafty off-spinners.
Ajinkya Rahane captained the side in 2018 and was blistering in his 100 matches for the side, scoring 2810 runs at an average of 34.26.
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