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IPL 2025: Rahul Dravid became the head coach of Rajasthan Royals

Published - 4-SEP-2024 13:32 IST | Updated - 4-SEP-2024 13:32 IST

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Former Team India head coach Rahul Dravid will now become the head coach of IPL franchise Rajasthan Royals. A team official told news agency PTI, 'Talks to sign a deal with his franchise are in the final stages. He will soon take over as the head coach. He will start working with the team on issues like player retention ahead of the auction later this year.'

However, no official statement has come from the franchise so far. Vikram Rathod, a member of Dravid's coaching staff in Team India, can also sign a deal with the Royals. Rathod was the batting coach of Team India. Kumar Sangakkara has been the cricket director of the Royals since 2021, he will continue in his role.

Team India became the world champion this year under Dravid's coaching

He was the head coach of the Indian team in the T20 World Cup held in June this year. Despite making the team the champion, he did not extend his tenure. Dravid, who made India the T20 World Champion as the head coach, has been associated with the Royals team in different but very important roles before.

He was the captain of the team in the 2012 and 2013 seasons of IPL. Apart from this, he was also the team director and mentor in 2014 and 2015.

Dravid became the head coach of Team India in November 2021

  • Rahul was made the head coach of India in November 2021, when Team India was eliminated from the group stage of the T20 World Cup. The team again played the semi-finals in the 2022 T20 World Cup.

  • Dravid's tenure ended after the ODI World Cup in 2023, but due to Team India reaching the final, his tenure was extended till the T20 World Cup. Then Dravid made India the world champion in T20. On 29 June, India won the T20 World Cup by defeating South Africa by 7 runs.

  • Under Dravid's coaching, Team India has also won the Asia Cup in 2023. India won the title by defeating host Sri Lanka.

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