In Match 18 of IPL 2025, Rajasthan Royals are all set to take on Punjab Kings at a brand new venue in this year at for PBKS' first home game at Mullanpur, New Chandigarh. While Punjab Kings have won two out of two and will be looking to make it a hat-trick of wins to start their campaign, RR are coming on the back of their first win after losing their first two matches. Regular skipper Sanju Samson has got the clearance from NCA to resume his wicketkeeping duties and thus he will be captaining RR for the first time this season taking the reigns over from Riyan Parag. Apart from that, RR have been forced to make another change as Tushar Deshpande has a niggle and in his place the 26-year old pacer from Jammu & Kashmir, Yudhvir Singh Charak is set to make his RR debut. Also Read | Sanju Samson Set to Dethrone Warne as RR’s Greatest Captain Ever! ‼️Tushar misses out tonight due to a niggle, while J&K boy Yudhvir Singh Charak will make his debut in Pink 💗 — Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) April 5, 2025 Know about Yudhvir Singh Charak Born on September 13, 1997, Yudhvir Singh Charak is the second-ever player from the state to make it to the IPL after Parvez Rasool did so in 2013. Yudhvir was first signed up by Mumbai Indians in 2021 and travelled to UAE with the squad but did not get an opportunity to represent the 5-time champions. Also Read | IPL 2025 Match 18: Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals– Toss Update & Playing XI IPL debut After missing out in 2021, Yudhvir was not picked up in the following year. In 2023, he got a stint with Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) for whom he made his debut as well. He registered impressive figures of 2/19 in his first outing but could only take a total of 3 wickets in as many games. In 2024, Yudhvir played two matches and picked up a solitary wicket before being released by LSG. What is Yudhvir's auction price? Yudhvir was sold to LSG in 2023 at his base price of INR 20 Lakhs. He came into the 2025 mega auction with a base price of INR 30 Lakhs and he was picked up by Rajasthan Royals at INR 35 Lakhs. Domestic career Yudhvir made his T20 debut and first class not for his home state but for Hyderabad in 2019. He came back to his home state Jammu & Kashmir and made his list A debut for them in 2021. Since then, he has been playing for J&K and he even was a big part of J&K's famous win over Mumbai in Ranji Trophy 2024/25 with match figures of 7/95. Stint with the Indian team Yudhvir was called up as a net bowler for the Indian team ahead of the home series against Bangladesh in 2024.