Coach: Cricket is a game in which coaches play an important role in shaping up a player. A coach is a man who stands behind a player during his good times, and he should also be the one to back that bowler or a batter when things aren’t going his/her way, as it is expected from that cricketer.
Cricket is not always about the big star players or a team, and it is also not about one single person who takes the field. But a Coach also plays a vital role and he is a crucial member of any team in the world of this gentlemen’s game. A team can’t be made without a good coach.
In the history of the Indian Premier League, we have been talking about the teams, batsmen and bowlers. However, the coaches of all the 10 franchise teams are the unsung heroes who do their job perfectly behind the scenes and without the expectations of any limelight.
A coach is also the one who always works for the betterment of a team in all cases. Today, in this segment, we shall tell our viewers, readers and followers about the Most Expensive Coach in the history of this cash-rich league tournament, The Indian Premier League (IPL) –
Rahul Dravid Is The Most Expensive Coach In The History Of The Indian Premier League –
Rahul Dravid is India’s most iconic cricket personality. He had played in the Indian Premier League tournament as a player earlier. Under the coaching stint of The Wall, Rahul Dravid, India reached the finals of the 2023 ODI World Cup at home, and the Men in Blue also won their second T20 World Cup title last year in 2024.
As a player, The Wall has played 89 matches and 82 innings of this cash-rich league tournament. In those games, Dravid has amassed 2174 runs with 11 half-centuries to his name from 2008 to 2013. Rahul has played for teams like RCB and RR. Dravid also captained that team of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
As a coach, The Wall is the highest-paid Coach. Rahul Dravid gets a salary of five crores, which is the most in the history of the Indian Premier League. Now, in this season of the TATA IPL 2025, Mr. Dravid is the coach of the Double R’s team. He had coached the team of Rajasthan Royals earlier as well from 2011 to 2013 IPL season.
Apart from mentoring the RR side, The Wall also mentored two more teams in the Indian Premier League. Dravid was the coach of the team that he captained in the very first season of the IPL of 2008, the Royal Challengers Bengaluru, and he also had a coaching stint with the Delhi Capitals.
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