India, April 28 -- It has been a season of near misses and frustration for the Rajasthan Royals, who find themselves sitting in the penultimate spot in the points table, having managed just two wins in nine games. They have yet to play five more games this season, all of which are must-win, starting with the contest against the Gujarat Titans at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. But Rajasthan seem to have accepted their fate.

It has been a rough fortnight for Rajasthan, who experienced three close defeats, all in a chasing cause. They failed to chase down nine runs in the final over against both Delhi Capitals, where the match was decided via Super Over, and Lucknow Super Giants, before choking again against the RCB at the Chinnaswam...