Published: Sep 04, 2024, 03:12 PM (IST)
Edited: Sep 04, 2024, 11:47 PM (IST)
Legendary Indian batter Rahul Dravid is set to become the head coach of IPL franchise, Rajasthan Royals following the culmination of his tenure as the head coach of the Indian team after the conclusion of the T20 World Cup 2024 in June.
Dravid, will soon start working with the franchise on important issues such as player retention ahead of the auction later this year. He has a long-standing association with Royals as their captain for 2 seasons in 2012 and 2013 before serving as mentor for 2 more years.
Dravid then moved to Delhi Capitals in a similar role in 2016 and continued with the team till he assumed the role of the head of National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru. In 2021, he moved on from NCA to take up India’s head coach role from Ravi Shastri.
Now at Royals, Dravid will reunite with Sanju Samson, who is all set to be retained as the franchise’s captain for another season. Samson blossomed first under the 52-year-old.
It was also reported by ESPNCricinfo that Vikram Rathour, who was India’s batting coach during Dravid’s time as the head coach, could also be roped in by the franchise as an assistant coach.
