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Rajasthan Royals officially informed that Rahul Dravid will not be the head coach of the team in IPL 2026, he has resigned from his post. This season was ranked 9th in the Rajasthan points table, in some matches, in the absence of Sanju Samson, Ryan Parag also took command of the team, but now there is a camp in the franchise who wants to make pollen captain. After Dravid’s withdrawal from the coaching post, a news has come out that the franchise has been divided into 3 camps regarding the captaincy of the team.
India won the T20 World Cup 2024 title in Rahul Dravid’s coaching, after which Rajasthan Royals appointed its former captain Dravid as the head coach. However, he separated from the team only after a season. The franchise also made it clear that Dravid was offered for another post but he did not accept.
Ryan pollen captaincy
There is a camp in Rajasthan Royals that wants to make Ryan Parag its captain. Parag has previously captained this team, although he took over the post in the absence of Sanju Samson or when Sanju was only batting using the Impact Player Rules. 23 -year -old Parag has been associated with this team since 2019, he has scored 1566 runs in a total of 84 matches.
A camp wants to make Yashasvi Jaiswal a captain
Yashasvi Jaiswal is also playing for this franchise from his first edition like Ryan Parag. He played for this team for the first time in 2020. According to the report, a party wants to make Jaiswal a captain, who is young and is also a part of the Indian team. He is one of the reserve players at the Asia Cup squad. Both pollen and famous are 23 years old, are young and will play cricket for many years in future.
A side with Sanju Samson
A camp wants Sanju Samson to remain the captain of Rajasthan Royals. A few days ago there was news that Rajasthan can replace any other player in place of Sanju through a trade deal. However, officially there is no information about it.
30 -year -old Sanju Samson played for Rajasthan Royals for the first time in 2013, after which he played for this franchise till 2015. After playing for Delhi Capitals in 2016 and 2017, he returned to the Rajasthan team again in 2018. Since then, it is part of this team and now the captain too. He has scored 4704 runs in a total of 177 matches in the IPL. Sanju is also part of the Asia Cup 2025 team.
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– rajasthan royals (@rajasthanroyals) August 30, 2025
Why did Rahul Dravid leave Rajasthan Royals?
The T20 World Cup winning coach will give up coaching of Rajasthan Royals after a bad IPL season, it is difficult to believe. According to reports, the decisions taken by the franchisees were different from Dravid’s plans and this could be the reason for their separation.