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The legendary of the South Cricket National Team -Africa, the Batsman ab of Villiers, has made a colossal claim on the departure of the main coach Rahul Dravid of the Rajasthan Royals (RR).
Ab de Villiers believes that Grand Rahul Dravid was expelled from the Rajasthan Royals (RR) after the team did not meet expectations under his orientation.
Rahul Dravid and Rajasthan Royals form shapes
On Saturday, August 30, the Rajasthan Royals (RR) announced that they have decided to participate with the main coach, Rahul Dravid, ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026.
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Dravid was officially appointed as the new lead coach of Rajasthan Royals in September 2024 and signed a multiannual agreement with the franchise.
It was a home meeting for Rahul Dravid, as he has been associated with the franchise for a long time. In 2011, he was led by the team before being appointed Captain of the 2012 and 2013 seasons. After that he served as mentor and director of the team in 2014 and 2015.
The expectations were quite high of Rajasthan Royals under Rahul Dravid in 2025, which joined the team in the back of a T20 2024 World Cup triumph with the Indian National Cricket team.
However, the Rajasthan Royals had a poor auction and performed terribly at IPL 2025, finishing in the ninth place at the point table with only four wins in 14 games.
In the statement, RR revealed that they played a broader strategic role to Rahul Dravid, but chose not to accept it. According to reports, Kumar Sangakkara could be named new lead coach, but so far nothing is confirmed.
He is a bigger character than life: Rahul Dravid
Speaking in his social media program ‘360 Live’, with Villiers speculated that Dravid could have been sacked after rejecting the broadest role and stated his desire to be part of the team’s management.
“It seems to me that he was a owner or type of owner.
“He is a greater character than life, and he knows a lot about the game. And I personally talked to the young people before this program. In fact, some of my interviews were with many people who spoke on him with a huge influence on his careers. So yes, you will definitely lose.”
Maybe they want to shake a bit about things and move forward with this – ab of Villiers
Ab de Villiers also explained with a football analogy how Rahul Dravid was expelled due to the supply and said that the franchise would go through a major shake.
“ Sometimes you also see it in the Premier League, the football league, where managers and coaches are always under a huge pressure to make and bring trophies home. And, once, they begin to hear the owners and who makes the decisions for the various leagues, sorry, franchises, so we do not know the facts really.I find that the fact that he became not ideal, as it is not ideal, as it is not ideal.
“But maybe Rajasthan has different ideas for next season. Maybe they want to shake things a bit and move forward with it. I don’t think they had the biggest auction the last time, as they let go to some incredible players, Jos Butler’s tastes, to name, but a few, which I thought was a mistake. Sometimes they are a good thing, but not too aggressive for you. gradual decline. “
