A day after Rahul Dravid stepped down as Rajasthan Royals' head coach, former South African star AB de Villiers shared his take on the development. According to the franchise's official statement, Dravid was offered a " broader role " as part of a structural review but chose not to accept it. " As part of the franchise structural review, Rahul had been offered a broader position at the franchise but has chosen not to take this ," the Royals said in their release.
However, de Villiers suggested that Dravid may not have left entirely on his own terms, saying he felt the Indian legend was " kicked out " of the setup.
Sometimes you see it in the Premier League as well, the football league, where the managers and the coaches are always under huge pressure to perform and to bring trophies home. And once they dont, they start hearing from the owners and whoever makes the decisions for the various franchises, so we dont know the facts really. It sounds to me like the fact that he turned down that other role, sort of that he was kicked out, which is never ideal , said de Villiers during a live session on his YouTube channel.