Watch: Rahul Dravid transforms into a bowler after quitting India head coach job

Published - 11 Aug 2024, 05:32 PM | Updated - 24 Aug 2024, 07:40 AM

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Former India National Cricket Team head coach Rahul Dravid has been having a great time after his tenure ended following the T20 World Cup 2024. The Wall has been enjoying his successful stint as he has been seen enjoying wherever he goes.

Following his stint as the head coach, Rahul Dravid has been traveling and gracing a lot of events. The former India National Cricket Team coach first went to Paris for the Olympics and then returned to India, presenting the trophy to the winners of the Tamil Nadu.

In a fresh video that has emerged on social media, Rahul Dravid has been playing cricket with the coaching staff of the NCA. In the clip that has gone viral on the internet, the former India head coach has been seen bowling medium pace to the batter, who nudged it for a single.

Watch - Rahul Dravid plays cricket with NCA staff

Dravid endured a successful stint as the head coach of the India National Cricket Team. He was roped in as the head coach after the T20 World Cup 2021. Although he took some time to get going under him too, India faced quite a few heartbreaks.

Under him team lost the semi-final of the T20 World Cup 2022, the ICC World Test Championship Final in 2023, and the final of the ICC World Cup 2023 at home. He was offered an extension till the T20 World Cup 2024 and he made sure he ended his stint on the high.

Rahul Dravid won the T20 World Cup 2024 as the head coach. India National Cricket Team displayed a dominating performance with bat and ball. They remained undefeated and became the first team in the history of the tournament to win the event without even losing a single game.

Dravid since then has been seen making a lot of public appearances. The former India head coach is now likely to be back on the cricket field. As per the various reports, he is expected to be back in the coaching set-up but in the Indian Premier League.

Dravid is likely to become the head coach of the Rajasthan Royals in the 2025 edition. This comes after Kumar Sangakkara, who is currently the coach of the franchise, is all set to join England National Cricket Team as the white-ball head coach and the space will be vacant for the former India head coach.

Dravid served as the mentor of the Rajasthan Royals in 2014 and 2015. He also played for the franchise and till the T20 World Cup was associated with the Indian team. He was the coach of the India U19 and A sides before taking over the responsibility of the National Cricket Academy. It remains to be seen when the will franchise make an official appointment about his signing. It will be a massive boost for the franchise if he comes on board.

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