Overview
- RR chairperson Ranjit Barthakur met Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma, resulting in consent to a 4–3 home split between Jaipur and Guwahati for IPL 2026.
- The Rajasthan State Sports Council has commenced repair and upgrade work at Sawai Mansingh Stadium to align with IPL safety and infrastructure standards.
- The franchise had sought an indemnity waiver after a 700-page Tata Projects audit flagged serious structural, life-safety and compliance deficiencies at the venue.
- Before the agreement, RR explored alternate options and held talks with the Maharashtra Cricket Association about staging games at Pune’s Gahunje stadium.
- This plan shifts the recent pattern of five Jaipur and two Guwahati fixtures to four and three respectively, as venue safety assessments continue across the league.