With Gautam Gambhir‘s appointment as Crew India’s new head coach all however sealed, Rahul Dravid has reportedly been approached to interchange him because the mentor of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) franchise within the Indian Premier League (IPL). Gambhir was roped in because the mentor of the Knight Riders earlier than the beginning of the 2024 season, with co-owner Shah Rukh reportedly giving him a 10-year plan. However, because the Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) supply got here calling, Gambhir discovered it robust to withstand the temptation.
Nonetheless, Gambhir’s impending departure to the Indian staff would depart a giant void at KKR, contemplating the franchise massively benefitted from his steerage, clinching the IPL 2024 title. The franchise’s bosses have reportedly put Dravid’s title on the highest of their shortlist for the function that Gambhir will probably be leaving.
In a report by Information 18 Bangla, quite a few IPL franchises are eager to rent Dravid as coach or mentor forward of the 2025 season. The Knight Riders even have him on the radar, although no concrete dialogue has taken place as but.
As India lifted the T20 World Cup 2024 title, beating South Africa within the remaining, Dravid did joke about being ‘jobless’ from the following month, and was asking reporters if they’ve any gives. A person of the expertise of Dravid, and the gold-worthy expertise in Indian cricket, franchises are understandably lining as much as rope him into the staff.
Dravid did not wish to proceed because the Indian staff’s head coach as he did not wish to spend 10 months a yr travelling, preserving himself away from the household. However, the Indian Premier League is completely different. Within the T20 league, Dravid solely must be with the franchise for 2-3 months a yr, a prospect he might fancy.
The previous India captain has labored as a mentor and coach with IPL franchises prior to now. Dravid was the coach of Delhi Daredevils franchise earlier than leaving the job in 2017 over ‘battle of curiosity’. Since ending his IPL profession, Dravid has labored because the coach of India’s junior groups, together with Below-19 and India A.
He was most just lately working as the pinnacle of the Nationwide Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru earlier than taking on the India job in 2021.
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