Former India captain Rahul Dravid was on Friday introduced as the top coach of the Indian Premier League group Rajasthan Royals on a multi-year contract. Dravid’s tenure as India’s head coach led to June with the group profitable the T20 World Cup for the second time. PTI had reported just a few days in the past that Dravid was set for his subsequent transfer to RR. “The previous Royals’ captain and coach spent 5 seasons with the franchise from 2011 to 2015, and can begin with the group instantly, working with Royals’ director of cricket Kumar Sangakkara to implement the franchise’s total cricketing technique,” the franchise stated in a press release.
Dravid has coached Rajasthan Royals in 2014 and has held totally different roles with the India U-19 group in addition to on the Nationwide Cricket Academy in Bengaluru.
“His distinctive teaching capabilities are evident with the transformation he is pushed in Indian cricket. He additionally has a deep connection to the franchise, and we have seen that zeal come by in all our conversations,” Jake Lush McCrum, CEO of the Royals Sports activities Group stated.
“Rahul has already started working with Kumar (Sangakkara) and the remainder of the group, as we put together for this thrilling new interval for the franchise beginning with IPL retention and the public sale simply across the nook,” he stated.
“After the World Cup, I really feel it is the best time for me to tackle one other problem, and the Royals is the right place to do this,” Dravid stated.
“We’ve made implausible progress in our on-field efficiency over the previous few years, however there’s nonetheless heaps to study, enhance and develop. His return will, hopefully, additional speed up our progress and can be an amazing increase for everybody concerned, most significantly our gamers and our followers,” stated lead proprietor Manoj Badale.
Sangakkara stated, “Rahul is without doubt one of the best gamers to have performed the sport, however what he has achieved over the previous decade as a coach is extraordinary.” “The traits that he possesses as a coach to nurture expertise but additionally allow them to persistently carry out on the highest degree, will permit the Rajasthan Royals to additional problem for the title,” he added.
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