Cricketers who played the IPL as a player and then a coach

#2 Rahul Dravid

Dravid played and mentored the Rajasthan Royals

Played for – Royal Challengers Bangalore (2008-2010), Rajasthan Royals (2011-2013)

Mentor – Rajasthan Royals (2014), Delhi Daredevils (2016-present)

In 2008, Rahul Dravid was drafted into the RCB squad as an ‘Icon’ player and was also the captain of the squad. However, a disappointing performance from RCB saw Dravid sacked from captaincy even though he performed reasonably well, individually.

Three years later, in 2011, Dravid was back in the auction pool and was picked by Rajasthan Royals for USD$550,000 and made runs consistently for them, maintaining an average of above 25 although his strike-rate wasn't the greatest.

After hanging up his boots in 2013, Dravid essayed the role of team director-cum mentor at RR in 2014 before the team got banned for a period of two years. In 2016, Dravid took up the role of the team mentor at Delhi Daredevils along with Paddy Upton, who was to serve as head coach.

Since Dravid joined the team, many youngsters claimed to have improved their game.