RCB fans troll Rajasthan Royals [Source: @rajasthanroyals/x]The Rajasthan Royals franchise has unveiled its new jersey for the upcoming IPL 2026 season. On Wednesday, March 18, just over a week ahead of the tournament’s 19th edition, the franchise revealed its brand-new look on social media. Notably, the new jersey bore striking similarities to Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s design. Several RCB fans were quick to notice the resemblance and responded with hilarious memes at the expense of the Rajasthan Royals. Rajasthan Royals trolled for “copying RCB” jersey The Rajasthan Royals franchise has unvieled its new jersey design for the upcoming IPL 2026 season. Also Read- Sanju Samson Openly Warns Rajasthan Royals With Special CSK Pledge Before IPL 2026With the kit bearing striking similarities to that of RCB’s, a legion of fans took to social media and took a dig at the franchise, flooding timelines with mocking reactions and hilarious memes.Rajasthan Royals @rajasthanroyals New look, same Halla Bol. Jersey: RRevealed 🔥💗 Mar 18, 2026, 4:11 PM Several fans even jokingly claimed that the RCB franchise might soon send a “copyright strike” to the Rajasthan Royals. A few others also pointed out similarities with England’s jersey from the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy. Here’s a look at how fans reacted to Rajasthan Royals’ jersey resembling RCB’s kit.Bakchod Analysis @bkchdanalysis @rajasthanroyals Same same 🤣 Mar 18, 2026, 4:18 PM Ankit Johar @ankitjohar @rajasthanroyals RCB might send a copyright strike 😂😂😂 Social Media Chronicles @Sportingbyond #IPL2026 Breaking RR JERSEY REVEAL - SAME SAME BUT DIFFERENT Mar 18, 2026, 12:53 PM Ro24 @CricRo_24 @rajasthanroyals Jacky @JackyShakya @CricCrazyJohns 😞😞😞 copy paste Mar 18, 2026, 2:45 PM Divyanshu Kunal @imD12kunal @CricCrazyJohns Master Piece Cheap Copy Mar 18, 2026, 2:08 PM Rajasthan Royals joins KKR, RCB and Mumbai Indians to reveal IPL 2026 jerseysNotably, the Rajasthan Royals have now joined several other competing franchises to have unveiled their jersey designs for the upcoming IPL 2026 season. Earlier this month, the Mumbai Indians franchise also launched its new jersey with a special video on social media. In a short video featuring captain Hardik Pandya and fellow senior pros like Rohit Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah, the Mumbai Indians came up a jersey which resembled its own iconic kit from IPL 2020. Defending champions RCB and three-time winners KKR also revealed their kits in the lead-up to the IPL 2026 season. KKR’s unveiling, however, invited much criticism from the RCB supporters as their jersey-reveal video featured several indirect digs at the 2025 IPL winners. Rajasthan Royals gear up for IPL 2026 The Rajasthan Royals players are currently gearing up for the upcoming IPL 2026 season. Notably, the franchise traded in legendary Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja from the CSK in exchange of outbound captain Sanju Samson. The franchise also made several new purchases on the day of the IPL 2026 auction last December in the form of Ravi Bishnoi and New Zealand paceman Adam Milne, and uncapped India players like Sushant Mishra, Yashraj Punja, Ravi Singh, Aman Rao, Brijesh Sharma and Vignesh Puthur. Retaining several of their core players, cricketers like Yashasvi Jaiswal, new captain Riyan Parag, West Indies middle-order star Shimron Hetmyer and teenage batting sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi among others are all set to reprise their roles for the Royals. Here is a look at the entire squad of the Rajasthan Royals for IPL 2026. Rajasthan Royals squad for IPL 2026 season: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shimron Hetmyer, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Shubham Dubey, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, Donovan Ferreira, Jofra Archer, Tushar Deshpande, Sandeep Sharma, Yudhvir Singh, Kwena Maphaka, Nandre Burger, Ravi Bishnoi, Sushant Mishra, Yashraj Punja, Vignesh Puthur, Ravi Singh, Brijesh Sharma, Aman Rao, Adam Milne and Kuldeep Sen. Also Read- OFFICIAL! Ishan Kishan To Captain SRH In IPL 2026; Abhishek Sharma Named Vice-Captain
