We don’t buy superstars, we make them: RR fielding coach

Picture Courtesy/Dishant Yagnik`s Instagram account

Undeterred by their hopes of securing an IPL playoffs berth this seasons going up in smoke, Rajasthan Royals fielding coach Dishant Yagnik asserted that his side will keep backing youngsters despite criticism over releasing superstars like Jos Buttler and Trent Boult ahead of the mega auction.

Asked about the difference between last year's star-studded team and this editions relatively young and inexperienced side, Yagnik replied, "There's a great point in your question about star [players]. Whenever a new player arrives, he is not a star but he is made into one."

"Last year, the players we had were not stars when they entered the team but they became stars and now the players that we have got in the team, we will make them stars. We don't buy superstars, we make superstars and this is our tagline," he said at the post-match media conference.

The Royals were in contention for a final berth last year before finishing third on the table with 17 points from 14 games.

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