Rajasthan Royal's Officially Appointed Rahul Dravid As Head Coach

Rahul Dravid has taken over RR’s head coach with immediate effect © cricbuzz

Rahul Dravid was officially confirmed as the head coach of Rajasthan Royals on Friday (September 6).

 Dravid recently completed his tenure as the head coach of the senior men's Indian team and ended his tenure by winning the 2024 T20 World Cup in the West Indies and the USA.

He played and captained the team between 2011 and 2013 before stepping into the mentor role for the 2014 season.

Dravid also served as the mentor of the Delhi Daredevils before leaving his IPL positions after being named as the coach of the India A and Under-19 teams.

That path eventually led him to coach the senior men's Indian team from 2021. At the Royals, Dravid will work in close synergy with Director of Cricket Kumar Sangakkara, who has served as the coach for the last four years.

Rahul is one of the greatest players to have played the game, but what he has achieved as a coach over the last decade is extraordinary.

The attributes he possesses as a coach to nurture talent and enable them to consistently perform at the highest level will enable Rajasthan Royals to challenge for the title going forward," Sangakkara said.

I have already had some meaningful conversations with him about his vision for this team, and he is keen to deliver results for the Royals.

I am delighted to be back at the franchise that I have called home for the last many years He said, After the World Cup, The Royals are the perfect team to do I feel this the ideal time for me to take on another challenge.

The progress the franchise has made over the last few years has involved a lot of hard work and deliberation from Manoj, Jake, Kumar and the team.

Given the kind of talent and resources we have, this is an exciting opportunity for us to take this team to the next level and I am looking forward to getting started.

 Dravid, who has already started working at the franchise, will now be tasked with deciding on team retention once the rules are made public by the BCCI and then assembling a team of his choice at the auction.