Rahul Dravid has been appointed as the new head coach of Rajasthan Royals for the upcoming 2025 season of IPL. Dravid resigned from the post of head coach after leading Team India to the T20 World Cup title in 2024 last year. Now he is working with the players of Rajasthan Royals. When he came to the field on Wednesday night, everyone was shocked to see his condition. Dravid came to the field by golf cart and was seen standing with the help of crutches.
Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Rajasthan Royals (RR) appointed Rahul Dravid as their head coach ahead of the upcoming 2025 season of the tournament. Dravid joined the Rajasthan-based franchise after leading Team India to the T20 World Cup title in 2024 last year. The star batter is currently working for the inaugural IPL champions. Pictures of Dravid are going viral where he can be seen walking on crutches wearing a pneumatic walking boot during the pre-season camp ahead of IPL 2025. Netizens react as Rahul Dravid's pictures of giving training to RR players went viral. Here is the video of Rahul Dravid guiding RR players.
As per Dainik Bhaskar, Dravid, who is unable to walk, came to the ground sitting in a golf cart. He was standing on the ground with the help of crutches and giving some tips to Yashasvi Jaiswal. RR also took their 'X' (formerly Twitter) to gave an update on Dravid's injury.
What happened to Rahul Dravid?
Former India head coach Rahul Dravid got an injury in his left leg during a match in Bangalore. Since then, he is walking with the help of crutches. Dravid has ample coaching experience. Under his supervision, the Under-19 Team India won the 2018 World Cup. After this, the senior team India reached the final in the ODI World Cup 2023 and won the T20 World Cup 2024 title. Now Dravid would like to make Rajasthan Royals win the upcoming season of IPL with his brilliant coaching.
Rajasthan Royals' full squad for IPL 2025
Sanju Samson, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Sandeep Sharma, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Wanindu Hasaranga, Akash Madhwal, Kumar Kartikeya, Nitish Rana, Tushar Deshpande, Shubham Dubey, Yudhvir Singh, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Kwena Maphaka, Kunal Rathore, Ashok Sharma