Rahul Dravid’s Return Set To See Kumar Sangakkara Depart RR, Be part of This Facet: Report

Rahul Dravid’s return to Rajasthan Royals as a coach has resulted into an enormous shuffle within the franchise’s administration. With former Crew India batting Vikram Rathour, who can be reportedly set to hitch him among the many help workers, it has been reported that the franchise’s Director of Cricket Operations, Kumar Sangakkara, is in search of an exit. In reality, a report has claimed that Sangakkara has already begun talks with Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for the mentor’s function, hoping to exchange Gautam Gambhir, who left the spot vacant to change into Crew India’s head coach.

KKR are scheduled to bear an enormous change in help workers, with Gambhir in addition to assistant coach Abhishek Nayar deciding to hitch the Indian males’s cricket staff. The Knight Riders solely have Chandrakant Pandit as head coach at current and Bharat Arun as bowling coach. KKR’s fielding coach Ryan ten Doeschate has additionally joined Gambhir’s help workers within the Indian staff.

As per a report in Telegraph India, KKR are in superior talks with Sangakkara for the mentor’s function, although the Sri Lanka nice additionally has gives from another franchises. A call is anticipated to be finalised within the subsequent few days.

Sangakkara has been one of many pillars in Rajasthan’s constant performances over the previous few years. Sangakkara joined the Royals in 2021 and helped the staff qualify for the IPL ultimate in 2022 underneath Sanju Samson’s captaincy. In IPL 2024 season, Rajasthan completed within the No. 3 place within the factors desk earlier than defeating Royal Challengers Bengaluru within the Eliminator. However, the franchise could not attain successive IPL finals.

If Sangakkara does resolve to hitch KKR, a full circle of teaching modifications can be full, involving the previous Sri Lanka captain, Gautam Gambhir, and Rahul Dravid, with the three changing one another in numerous teaching setups, connecting IPL and worldwide cricket.