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Rahul Dravid, a former player and mentor for the Rajasthan Royals (RR), has been announced as their new head coach for the IPL 2025 season.
He replaces Kumar Sangakkara, who will continue to manage RR's other teams.
With his extensive experience, including coaching the U-19 and India A teams, and heading the National Cricket Academy, Dravid is expected to lead RR to their first IPL title since 2008.

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Dravid will be the new coach of RR (Photo credit: X/@BCCI)

IPL: Rajasthan Royals announce Rahul Dravid as new head coach

By Rajdeep Saha

Sep 06, 2024

06:03 pm

What's the story

Rahul Dravid has been officially confirmed as the head coach of Indian Premier League (IPL) side Rajasthan Royals on Friday. Dravid recently saw out his term as the head coach of the Indian cricket team and finished his tenure by winning the ICC T20 World Cup in West Indies and the USA. He would be keen to perform well as RR's coach now.

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Rahul Dravid, India's legendary World Cup-winning coach, is set for a sensational return to Rajasthan Royals! 🇮🇳🤝

The cricket icon was captured receiving his Pink jersey from the Royals Sports Group CEO Jake Lush McCrum. It is believed that the RR Admin was present too,… pic.twitter.com/C6Q8KRDFgW

— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) September 6, 2024

Journey

Dravid is no stranger to the RR camp

Dravid is no stranger to the RR camp, having represented the team as a player from 2011 to 2013. He also served as a mentor for the franchise in 2014. His appointment comes ahead of the IPL 2025 season and follows a period where RR operated without a dedicated head coach during the 2024 edition.

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Dravid's experience will help RR

Before his stint as the Indian cricket team head coach, Dravid coached the U-19 and India A teams. He later served as the Head of Cricket at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru. Dravid will now look to build a successful side. RR get someone so vastly experienced in the form of Dravid. It's now about getting things into place on the field.

Replacement

Sangakkara was Director of Cricket for RR

Dravid will be stepping into the shoes of Kumar Sangakkara, who served as the Director of Cricket for RR. Despite this change, Sangakkara will continue his association with the franchise by managing their other teams in different leagues. The team has high hopes from Dravid to lead them to an IPL title, something they haven't achieved since their inaugural victory in 2008.