Rahul Dravid resigned from his post exactly one year after becoming the head coach of Rajasthan Royals. This means that before IPL 2026, Rajasthan Royals will have to find a new coach. The Dravid is the T20 World Cup winning coach. He was coming to India by making India a world champion. Now that he has broken his ties with Rajasthan Royals, many other franchises are desperate to connect him with him.
Kolkata Knight Riders
Apart from Rajasthan Royals, Kolkata Knight Riders is the only team that currently has no head coach. Chandrakant Pandit could not defend the title in the year 2025. Many players were also not happy with him, so he was removed from the post. Now three times the champion team is looking for the head coach, so they are less likely to get a better name from Dravid.
Lucknow Super Giants
Ever since Justin Langer took command of Lucknow Supergiants two years ago, the team has failed to reach the playoffs. Owner Sanjeev Goenka made Zaheer Khan a mentor before IPL 2025, but he too failed to play magic. Now that Rahul Dravid is not associated with any team, it may be that the Lucknow franchise tries to sign him, however, its possibility is rarely visible.
Delhi Capitals
Rahul Dravid has also worked before with Delhi Capitals and has also been his mentor in the 2016 season. Hemang Badani, head coach of Delhi Capitals, is not very experienced and not reaching the playoffs in 2025 after a better start with Dravid may bring a big change.