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Key Takeaways
- 1📊 Dravid replaced after one season at RR
- 2🏆 Sangakkara returns as head coach
- 3💡 Badale: 'Simplification', no judgement on Dravid
- 4🔮 IPL 2026 reset amid franchise sale rumours
"RCB's Mo Bobat hoped that the defending champions will get to play at the Chinnaswamy stadium in next year's IPL"
Rajasthan Royals lead owner Manoj Badale opened up on the 'tough decision' to replace Rahul Dravid as head coach after one season, handing reins back to familiar face Kumar Sangakkara.
Brushing aside endless sale rumours – 'reports for 17 years' – Badale stressed simplification over any verdict on Dravid, hailing him as 'possibly one of the greatest coaches in India'. Sangakkara's prior Royals stint eases the transition amid IPL 2026 buzz.
Simplification Over Shake-Up
"It was a tough decision... It's been made." — Manoj Badale
With RCB whispers dismissed by their director, focus shifts to on-field reset. Dravid's exit post-single year raises eyebrows, but Badale's nod to Sangakkara's experience signals continuity in Royals' IPL evolution. As auction fever builds, this call could define their 2026 campaign.
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