Former CSK batter Suresh Raina picked his Rajasthan Royals playing XI ahead of IPL 2026, naming Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Yashasvi Jaiswal as openers, followed by skipper Riyan Parag and all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja. He picked Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel and Sam Curran/Donovan Ferreira next and opted for pacers Jofra Archer, Tushar Deshpande, Nandre Burger and Sandeep Sharma.