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Thursday, Apr 10, 2025
Rahul Dravid has returned to Rajasthan Royals as head coach for IPL 2025.
Royals won the title in the tournament's inaugural edition in 2008 and Dravid said it's time the franchise won it again.
'He will capture everybody's heart, and I think he will be loved by the boys', Ashwin talked about new coach Gambhir.
The former Team India head coach has joined Royals on a multi-year contract.
Vikram Rathour, who was batting coach of India during Dravid's tenure, could be brough in by the franchise as its assistant coach.
Uttar Pradesh middle-order batter Mohamed Amaan has been named captain of the 50-over squad, while Madhya Pradesh's Soham Patwardhan will lead the team in the four-day matches.
Dravid recalled how crucial it was for the Indian team to stick to the clicked process and hope for luck to favour them against the Proteas in the final of the T20 World Cup.
After India edged South Africa in a tense final last month to win their second T20 World Cup, Dravid was seen letting out his emotions in a rare show while holding the trophy aloft.
As per the dsitribution formula, head coach Dravid and all the 15 memebers of the sqaud were to get Rs 5 crore each.
The world cup-winning opening batter replaces Rahul Dravid as the head coach.
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