{"id":127500,"date":"2024-09-04T11:31:04","date_gmt":"2024-09-04T11:31:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/04\/rahul-dravid-poised-to-become-rajasthan-royals-head-coach-for-ipl-2025-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2024-09-04T11:31:04","modified_gmt":"2024-09-04T11:31:04","slug":"rahul-dravid-poised-to-become-rajasthan-royals-head-coach-for-ipl-2025-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/04\/rahul-dravid-poised-to-become-rajasthan-royals-head-coach-for-ipl-2025-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Rahul Dravid poised to become Rajasthan Royals head coach for IPL 2025 &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-113061178,imgsize-37160.cms?resize=1280,720&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Rahul Dravid poised to become Rajasthan Royals head coach for IPL 2025 &#8211; Times of India\" title=\"Rahul Dravid poised to become Rajasthan Royals head coach for IPL 2025 &#8211; Times of India\" \/><\/div>\n<div>NEW DELHI: <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/rahul-dravid\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\">Rahul Dravid<\/a>, the architect of India&#8217;s T20 World Cup 2024 victory, is poised to assume the position of <!-- -->head coach<!-- --> for <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/rajasthan-royals\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\">Rajasthan Royals<\/a> in the <!-- -->IPL 2025<!-- -->. Following a brief hiatus after India&#8217;s triumph in Barbados in June, Dravid will soon collaborate with the franchise on crucial matters, including player retention, in preparation for the upcoming auction later this year.<br \/>&#8220;The talks have reached the final stages and he will soon step into the head coach job,&#8221; a source close to the development told PTI.<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/kumar-sangakkara\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\">Kumar Sangakkara<\/a>, who has served as Royals&#8217; <!-- -->Director of Cricket<!-- --> since 2021, will maintain his role and is expected to have a more hands-on approach with Barbados Royals (CPL) and <!-- -->Paarl Royals<!-- --> (SA20).<br \/>Dravid shares a long-standing connection with Royals, having captained the team for two seasons in 2012 and 2013 before transitioning to a mentor role for an additional two years.<br \/>Subsequently, Dravid joined Delhi Capitals in a similar capacity in 2016 and remained with the team until he took on the responsibility of heading the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru.<br \/>In 2021, he transitioned from NCA to succeed <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/ravi-shastri\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\">Ravi Shastri<\/a> as India&#8217;s head coach.<br \/>Upon his return to Royals, Dravid will reunite with <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/sanju-samson\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\">Sanju Samson<\/a>, who is set to be retained as RR captain for another season. 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