Rajasthan Royals head coach Rahul Dravid rubbished rumours of a rift in the staff and insisted that he was on the identical web page with captain Sanju Samson.
Following its defeat in opposition to Delhi Capitals a pair of days in the past, a number of studies claimed that issues weren’t nicely in the Royals camp. However, terming these studies as baseless, Dravid mentioned: “Sanju is an integral part of all the decision making. I have a good rapport with him. He is involved in each and every discussion and decision that we make…”
It has been a dismal Indian Premier League season for the Royals, who’re positioned eighth in the factors desk, with simply two wins from seven video games. While Dravid remained hopeful of the staff turning issues round and shifting into the playoffs, he additionally agreed that loss of life bowling has been an space of concern.
“Obviously, when you lose games and things don’t go right, you face the criticism and we are happy to face the criticism of not performing well or not doing well. That is something we can think about, but we cannot do anything about such baseless stuff (reports),” he mentioned.
“The spirit in the team has been really good. I have been really impressed with the way the guys have worked so hard. One of the things people don’t see is how much the players hurt themselves and how bad they feel. They have been feeling very bad especially after the last game…”
Published – April 18, 2025 08:34 pm IST
