The IPL franchise Rajasthan Royals may have suddenly shied away from Rahul Dravid, but this is not a shocking decision. There was a discussion about this for some time. It was difficult to continue in the post of Dravid after the franchise ranked 9th in IPL 2025.
After the Indian team became the T20 World Cup champion, Rahul Dravid was again associated with the Royals. In such a situation, the team was expected to perform better but it did not happen. Dravid’s farewell took place at a time when there was nothing right between the franchise and Sanju Samson. In such a situation, the question is whether Samson will also leave Rajasthan Royals? There are also reports that the franchise is divided into 3 factions.
According to Cricbuzz report, talks between Rahul Dravid and Royals management were going on since July, when the IPL 2025 performance was being reviewed in London. It is believed that Manoj Badale, wishing to keep him connected to the team, offered him a separate position. The franchise also mentioned this in its release on Saturday, but Dravid rejected the proposal.
In addition to his injury, Samson was unhappy with the things going on in Rajasthan Royals camp during IPL 2025. However, not only Dravid can be responsible for the captain’s displeasure. It is believed that there were common, general and regular disagreements between the coach and the captain between Dravid and Samson. It was not that the relationship between the two had completely deteriorated.
At the same time, discussions about the team show that three different ideologies were going on in the franchise. A faction was in favor of Ryan Parag, who captained the team in some matches. The other called Yashasvi Jaiswal the captain of the future. Tissue advocated keeping Samson captain.