Rahul Dravid set to join this IPL team immediately after leaving India's Head Coach job

Current India head coach Rahul Dravid is reportedly in touch with several IPL outfits to be their Team Director after the expiry of his contract with the BCCI.

Rahul Dravid is all set to step down as the Indian National team's head coach after a tenure of 2 and a half years. The former batsman and captain will leave the dressing room as soon as the Men in Blue's ICC T20 World Cup 2024 campaign comes to an end. Dravid had the chance of extending his stay and re-apply for the job but he decided against it.

Rahul Dravid's journey in ICC events as India's head coach

Since taking over the head coaching role in November 2021, Rahul Dravid made waves with the senior Men's team. He helped in forming a solid core unit of the team which challenged the big teams around the world. The Indian team became a major force in ICC events, reaching at least the semis of every tournament since Dravid's appointment.

However, despite Rahul Dravid's best efforts, the Indian team's dream to win a major ICC title since 2013 remained a dream. It began with the T20 World Cup 2022 where they lost to England in the semis. That was followed by consecutive losses to Australia, first in the World Test Championship final and then in the 50-over Cricket World Cup final on home soil.

The ongoing T20 World Cup in the USA and West Indies is Rahul Dravid's last dance and last chance to win a competition as the Indian head coach. He will be stepping down at the end of this month and he will be succeeded by former teammate Gautam Gambhir.

Gautam Gambhir and WV Raman were interviewed by CAC

The 2011 World Cup winner, who mentored KKR to win their 3rd IPL title last month, has already been interviewed for the role. Reports have claimed that Gautam Gambhir, yesterday had a Zoom call with Cricket Advisory Committee's officials - Ashok Malhotra, Jatin Paranjape, and Sulakshana Naik.

Other than Gautam Gambhir, the CAC also interviewed former Senior Women's team head coach Wookeri (WV) Raman. Gambhir's interview lasted for about 45 minutes wherein he reportedly discussed having different teams across all three formats. Raman spoke with the Advisory Committee for about 30 minutes.

The CAC will now directly report to the BCCI and recommend either Gambhir or Raman for one of the most exclusive sporting jobs around the world.

Rahul Dravid to make IPL return

According to reports In the Times of India, the first contacts have been made by a few Indian Premier League teams to hire Rahul Dravid as the Team Director. Dravid has previously served as Rajasthan Royals' mentor and Delhi Capitals' head coach. With him leaving the National team's head coaching role, a return to the richest T20 league of the world is in the cards.

It is unknown as of now as to which teams have contacted Rahul Dravid but whichever team has done, they will bring him in before the IPL 2025 mega auction.