IPL 2025, Rahul Dravid, Rajasthan Royals: Indian cricket’s legendary batsman and former coach of Team India, Rahul Dravid will be seen in the Rajasthan Royals camp in IPL 2025. Dravid will once again serve as a coach in Rajasthan. He has played for Rajasthan in the IPL, and has also been the mentor of this team. It would not be wrong to say that Dravid has an emotional relationship with this franchise.
Meanwhile, such a news has come out related to Rahul Dravid, knowing which your respect for this legend will increase even more. Actually, after making India the T20 champion, Rahul Dravid had offers from many IPL teams. According to the report of Cricbuzz, many big IPL teams even put a blank check in front of Rahul Dravid to join them, but he did not bow down to money and did not accept the offer of any team due to his old relations with Rajasthan.
Let us tell you that after retiring from cricket, Rahul Dravid first became the coach of the India Under-19 team. During this time, he groomed many young cricketers and gave wings to their dreams. It would not be wrong to say that it is because of Dravid that Team India’s bench strength has become so strong today. After this, Dravid got the offer to coach Team India, which he accepted, and remained the coach of the Indian team for a long time. After winning the 2024 T20 World Cup, Dravid decided to leave Team India.
Rahul Dravid played for Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL from 2008 to 2010. During this time he performed brilliantly with the bat, but when the franchise released him, Rajasthan Royals showed faith in him. In the 2011 auction, no team other than Rajasthan bid on Rahul Dravid. After this, the franchise also made Dravid the captain and later he also became the mentor of the team. This is the reason why Dravid has a family-like relationship with Rajasthan Royals.
