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The Rajasthan Royals (often abbreviated as RR) is a cricket franchise (''currently suspended for 2 years'') representing the city of Jaipur in the Indian Premier League.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/333193.html )〕 Founded in 2008 as one of the initial eight IPL franchises, the team was owned by Manoj Badale. The team played its home matches at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium at Jaipur and also had secondary home grounds at the Sardar Patel Stadium at Ahmedabad and the Brabourne Stadium at Mumbai. The Royals had a tradition of unearthing exciting talent.〔(). ibnlive.in.com. Retrieved on 2014-01-11.〕 〔(). Cricinfo.com. Retrieved on 2014-01-10.〕〔(ABOUT THE BRAND )〕 The team is known for its resilience, intensity, unity and never-say-die approach still now and had surprised many with stupendous performances on several occasions, especially against bigger and more fancied franchises in the past editions of IPL. They won the inaugural edition of the IPL under the captaincy of Shane Warne, despite being written off as a title contender by the media and fans. They were also the runners-up of the 2013 Champions League Twenty20 under Rahul Dravid's captaincy.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/353226.html )〕〔(Harbhajan gives Mumbai the double )〕 The Royals are often considered as the Moneyball team of the IPL.〔(). ibnlive.com〕〔()〕 On 14 July 2015 the verdict reached by a panel appointed by India's Supreme Court suspended Rajasthan Royals plus fellow Indian Premier League side Chennai Super Kings for two years over a corruption and match fixing scandal, meaning they could not participate in both the 2016 and 2017 IPL tournaments. Shane Watson is the only player to lead most runs,〔(Most runs for Rajasthan Royals ). Cricinfo.com. Retrieved on 2015-09-30.〕 most wickets,〔(Most wickets for Rajasthan Royals ). Cricinfo.com. Retrieved on 2015-09-30.〕 highest score,〔(Highest individual scores for Rajasthan Royals ). Cricinfo.com. Retrieved on 2015-09-30.〕 highest batting average,〔(Batting averages ). Cricinfo.com. Retrieved on 2015-09-30.〕 most sixes,〔(Most sixes for Rajasthan Royals ). Cricinfo.com. Retrieved on 2015-09-30.〕 for a team in T20. Also the only player to win man of the tournament IPL twice. ==Franchise history== The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced in September 2007 the establishment of the Indian Premier League, a Twenty20 competition to be started in 2008.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/310819.html )〕 In January 2008, the BCCI unveiled the owners of eight city-based franchises. The team is one of the eight founding members of the IPL in 2008. The Jaipur franchise was sold to the Emerging Media for $67 million, making it the least expensive team in the league.〔 The franchise is currently owned and chaired by Manoj Badale. Other investors include Ryan Tkalcevic, Lachlan Murdoch, Aditya S Chellaram, and Suresh Chellaram. The Group acquired the franchise for $67million.〔(Rajastan Royals - Captained by Rahul Dravid ). Liveindia.com. Retrieved on 2013-12-23.〕 Incidentally, this was the least expensive franchise in the Indian Premier League and probably the least fancied team in the league at the beginning of the tournament. It made a pre-tax profit of $7.5 million in 2009. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rajasthan Royals」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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