The Indian Premier League (IPL) team Rajasthan Royals (RR) and former India captain Rahul Dravid have been missed after a season. Dravid resigned from the post of Head Coach of Rajasthan Royals on 30 August (Saturday). In a statement issued by Rajasthan Royals, it was said that Dravid was offered a big position in the franchise, but he turned down it.
Rahul Dravid has left the post at a time when the current captain Sanju Samson is also going to get out of Rajasthan Royals. The performance of Rajasthan Royals in Dravid’s coaching was nothing special in IPL 2025. Rajasthan Royals won only 4 out of 14 matches and this team finished ninth in the table.
According to the report of Cricbuzz, there was nothing right inside Rajasthan Royals. Three names were being discussed as captain for the next season inside the team management. These include the names of current captain Sanju Samson, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ryan Parag. However, no consensus could be reached on any one.
… then left the post due to factionalism!
Some people wanted Ryan Parag to be given the captaincy as he took command of the team in 8 matches in the absence of Sanju Samson in the last season of IPL. However, out of those 8 matches, Rajasthan Royals team won only 2.
On the other hand, a group believed that opener Yashasvi Jaiswal should be made the captain as he is the future of the team. However, Yashasvi has not yet captained the Rajasthan Royals, but everyone knows their desire to become a captain.
At the same time, the third group wanted that the leadership should not be changed and Sanju Samson should remain the captain. Samson is still the main subject of discussion. It is being said that if he demands Rajasthan Royals to trade himself, then before 2026 seasons he can be seen in another team.
Rahul Dravid probably decided to leave Rajasthan Royals with factionalism. Now Rajasthan Royals will also have to search for new head coaches. There is a discussion that Kumar Sangakkara can handle this responsibility. Overall, we can say that the picture is not clear on both the captaincy and the coach inside the Rajasthan Royals and there is a big confusion inside …
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