IPL 2025: After injury playing club cricket in Bengaluru, Rahul Dravid joins Rajasthan Royals camp in Jaipur | Ipl News
Rajasthan Royals head coach Rahul Dravid will head into his second stint with the club while carrying a leg injury he suffered from a recent club cricket match in Bengaluru.
The Royals on Tuesday confirmed that Dravid will join the team’s preparatory camp in Jaipur, only a week after suffering the injury on his left leg during a club match alongside his younger son, Anvay, in Bengaluru. In a photo shared on social media, Dravid is seen wearing a cast on his left leg.
Dravid’s gritty partnership with son Anvay
Featuring in his second match in two weeks in the KSCA Group III league tournament in Bengaluru, Rahul put on a valiant fight for his Vijaya Cricket Club in a bid to secure the team a promotion. However, the former India captain’s efforts were in vain as his side suffered a five-wicket defeat in the semi-final against Jayanagar Cricketers.
Head Coach Rahul Dravid, who picked up an injury while playing Cricket in Bangalore, is recovering well and will join us today in Jaipur 💗 pic.twitter.com/TW37tV5Isj
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) March 12, 2025
With his side slipping to 12 for three, the 52-year-old Rahul stepped into bat with his son before suffering a leg discomfort two balls into his innings. Despite the pain, the-ever gritty Dravid senior put on a 66-ball 43-run stand with Anvay. The former India head coach, however, opted to retire hurt on 29 after reportedly suffering a calf muscle strain.
Dravid will be returning to the Royals dugout for the first time in 10 years. Dravid was the captain of the Royals in IPL 2012 and 2013 and then was the team director and mentor for them in the 2014 and 2015 seasons. He was appointed the coach of the Indian senior men’s team in 2021 and ended his tenure with the T20 World Cup triumph in June 2024.
Meanwhile, Rajasthan are scheduled to open their campaign against SunRisers Hyderabad in Hyderabad on March 23 and will play their first game at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium on April 13.
