AB de Villiers feels that the batting great Rahul Dravid was actually kicked out of the Rajasthan Royals (RR) after the team failed to meet expectations under his guidance.
Dravid was officially named as the new Rajasthan Royals head coach in September 2024, and he signed a multi-year deal with the franchise.
Expectations were pretty high from Rajasthan Royals under Rahul Dravid in 2025, who joined the team on the back of a T20 World Cup 2024 triumph with the India National Cricket Team.
In the statement, RR revealed that they offered a broader strategic role to Rahul Dravid, but he chose not to accept it. As per reports, Kumar Sangakkara could be appointed as the new head coach, but nothing is confirmed as of yet.
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"It sort of sounds to me like it was an owner or management kind of call. They gave him an option to have a broader role in the team. He sort of turned that down. Maybe he was upset because he really wanted to be still involved. He wanted to be in the dugout. Maybe it was his call. I don't know. We'll. I'm pretty sure we'll find out once we get him talking about it in the future. Maybe. But Rahul, obviously, is leaving big footsteps behind, big shoes to fill," AB de Villiers said.
Maybe they want to shake things up a bit and move forward with that - AB de Villiers
AB de Villiers further explained with a football analogy how Rahul Dravid was kicked out due to underperformance and opined that the franchise will go through a major shakeup.
"But maybe Rajasthan have different ideas for the upcoming season. Maybe they want to shake things up a bit and move forward with that. I don't think they had the greatest auction last time, as they let go of some incredible players, the likes of Jos Butler, to name but a few, which I thought was a mistake. They sometimes are a good thing, but not overly aggressive for you. You can let one or two go, but they. They let a huge bulk of their team go at once, I think, a gradual sort of decline."
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