Rahul Dravid not sure about his IPL future

Rajasthan Royals captain Rahul Dravid is not sure about his future role for the franchise, saying that he would take a break before making any decision.

Under his command, the Royals performed magnificently this season, but failed to make it to the playoffs. Talking to media after his side’s embarrassing defeat at the hands of Mumbai Indians on Sunday, Dravid expressed disappointment
over finishing the campaign on a losing note.

Batting first, the home side posted a challenging total of 162 runs in the given 20 overs. In reply, the Indians achieved the target quite comfortably with a dozen balls to spare.

Sachin Tendulkar played a magnificent knock of 58 runs while Dwayne Smith scored quick 87 runs.  As a result, the Mumbai outfit sealed the victory by 10 wickets.

"I really don’t know. I will have to think over. I would take a break and decide about my role. I will talk to my family and also the management of the Rajasthan Royals about my role and then I would decide. My goal is to develop
young players," Dravid said.

"We have youngsters like Ashok Menaria, Ajit Chandila, Ankit Chavan and Gajendra Singh. I am sorry about the local lad Gajendra Singh who is a fine bowler but couldn’t get a chance to play," he added.

On captaining Rajasthan for the first time after Shane Warne’s retirement, the classy right-hander stated that it was a great experience to lead the side. He singled out Ajinkya Rahane, who performed superbly with the bat throughout
the tournament.

"It was a pleasure to lead the side and the support from the management and support staff has been top notch. As far as my own performance is concerned I played my role as the opener with Ajinkya Rahane to satisfaction. I feel
batting is one thing and scoring runs is another thing," shared the great batsman.

He explained, "We had lost a few close games like the ones against Delhi, Deccan and Chennai and that hurt us. The previous night was also a tough one for us. We did get some chances but could not get the breakthrough."

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