Legendary South Africa Nationwide Cricket Workforce batsman AB de Villiers has made a colossal declare on the exit of the top coach Rahul Dravid from the Rajasthan Royals (RR).
AB de Villiers feels that the batting nice Rahul Dravid was really kicked out of the Rajasthan Royals (RR) after the staff failed to satisfy expectations beneath his steerage.
Rahul Dravid and Rajasthan Royals half methods
On Saturday, August 30, the Rajasthan Royals (RR) introduced that they’ve determined to half methods with the top coach, Rahul Dravid, forward of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026.
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Dravid was formally named as the brand new Rajasthan Royals head coach in September 2024, and he signed a multi-year cope with the franchise.
It was a homecoming for Rahul Dravid as he has been related to the franchise for a very long time. In 2011, he was roped in by the staff earlier than being named because the captain for the IPL 2012 and 2013 seasons. After that, he served because the staff mentor and director in 2014 and 2015.
Expectations had been fairly excessive from Rajasthan Royals beneath Rahul Dravid in 2025, who joined the staff on the again of a T20 World Cup 2024 triumph with the India Nationwide Cricket Workforce.
Nonetheless, the Rajasthan Royals had a poor public sale and carried out terribly in IPL 2025, ending in ninth spot on the factors desk with simply 4 wins in 14 matches.
Within the assertion, RR revealed that they supplied a broader strategic function to Rahul Dravid, however he selected to not settle for it. As per studies, Kumar Sangakkara could possibly be appointed as the brand new head coach, however nothing is confirmed as of but.
He is a larger-than-life type of character – Rahul Dravid
Talking on his social media present ‘360 LIVE,’ AB de Villiers speculated that Dravid could have been sacked after he rejected the broader function and expressed his want to be a part of the staff administration.
“It kind of sounds to me prefer it was an proprietor or administration type of name. They gave him an choice to have a broader function within the staff. He kind of turned that down. Perhaps he was upset as a result of he actually wished to be nonetheless concerned. He wished to be within the dugout. Perhaps it was his name. I do not know. We’ll. I am fairly certain we’ll discover out as soon as we get him speaking about it sooner or later. Perhaps. However Rahul, clearly, is leaving large footsteps behind, large sneakers to fill,” AB de Villiers stated.
“He is a larger-than-life type of character, and he is aware of lots concerning the sport. And I personally have spoken to kids earlier than on this present as properly. Really, a few of my interviews had been with lots of people who spoke about him having an enormous affect on their careers. So, yeah, you’ll undoubtedly be missed.”
Perhaps they need to shake issues up a bit and transfer ahead with that – AB de Villiers
AB de Villiers additional defined with a soccer analogy how Rahul Dravid was kicked out on account of underperformance and opined that the franchise will undergo a significant shakeup.
“Typically you see it within the Premier League as properly, the soccer league, the place the managers and the coaches are all the time beneath large strain to carry out and to carry trophies house. And as soon as they do not, they begin listening to from the homeowners and whoever makes the selections for the varied leagues, sorry, franchises, so we do not know the details actually. It sounds to me like the truth that he turned down that different function, kind of like he was kicked out, which is rarely best.
“However possibly Rajasthan have completely different concepts for the upcoming season. Perhaps they need to shake issues up a bit and transfer ahead with that. I do not assume that they had the best public sale final time, as they let go of some unimaginable gamers, the likes of Jos Butler, to call however a number of, which I assumed was a mistake. They generally are a great factor, however not overly aggressive for you. You may let one or two go, however they. They let an enormous bulk of their staff go without delay, I feel, a gradual kind of decline.”
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