IPL 2025: Injured Rahul Dravid Joins Rajasthan Royals Camp in Jaipur, Attends Session on Crutches - Watch

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Rajasthan Royals head coach Rahul Dravid has joined the team's camp in Jaipur on crutches and sporting a protective boot after picking up an injury when playing cricket at his hometown Bengaluru ahead of the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025.

The Royals official social media account on Wednesday (March 12) revealed that Dravid, who took over as the team's head coach last year, will join the camp in Jaipur. In the social media post, RR posted a pic of the head coach and stated he is recovering well after injuring his foot.

"Head Coach Rahul Dravid, who picked up an injury while playing Cricket in Bangalore, is recovering well and will join us today in Jaipur," Rajasthan Royals posted on X before the former Indian head coach oversaw a session as players started joining the camp ahead of the IPL 2025 opener.

On Thursday (March 13) morning, the Royals shared a video in which Dravid can be seen arriving in a golf cart, sporting a protective boot to his left leg and on crutches as he attended a session that also saw Riyan Parag and Sandeep Sharma among other players in attendance. Watch the video here:

The former Indian head coach recently made a surprise return to the field, playing alongside his younger son Anvay in a KSCA Group I, Division III league match in the Nassur Memorial Shield on February 22.

Dravid and his son Anvay represented the Vijaya Cricket Club (Malur) in a 50-over match against the Young Lions Club at the SLS Kreedangana cricket ground in Bengaluru, where the legend batted at No. 6 and made an eight-ball 10 as the father-son duo forged a brief 17-run partnership for the fifth wicket.

There are reports that he picked up the injury during this tournament. According to a report in IANS, Dravid picked up the injury during his second appearance in the same tournament. Dravid injured himself during Vijay CC's innings in the semifinal against the Jayanagar Cricketers.

The report added that the 52-year-old appeared in discomfort two deliveries into his stay at the crease with his leg troubling him, but he continued to play and stitched a 66-ball 43-run partnership with his son Anvay for the fourth wicket. Dravid battled injury and played until he was helped off the field.

Now, the former Indian captain, who returned to the Royals franchise after nearly a decade, is expected to be in the dug out for the team's season opener against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Hyderabad on March 23.

The former Royals' captain spent five seasons with the franchise from 2011 to 2015. He began his coaching career with the Royals back in 2014 when he transitioned from serving as the captain to being the team's mentor.