By Rishav Narang

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Nearly three weeks after Rahul Dravid left his position as the head coach of Rajasthan Royals (RR), another India legend has left his top job at another IPL franchise. Zaheer Khan has reportedly quit as the mentor of Lucknow Super Giants (LSG). The veteran pacer joined the Lucknow-based franchise before IPL 2025 on a two-year contract. He worked along with heach coach, Justin Langer, and other members of the backroom staff. However, his stint ended after just one season. ESPNcricinfo has reported that Zaheer’s vision for the franchise didn’t align with that of team owner Sanjiv Goenka and Langer. LSG only managed 6 wins in 14 matches and finished seventh in the IPL 2025 points table. They created history at the IPL 2025 mega-auction by signing Rishabh Pant for Rs 27 crore, but couldn’t make it to the second round. Pant only managed one century in the season and finished with 269 runs in 3 innings. It remains to be seen whether LSG make a change in captaincy or not. They are unlikely to release their captain ahead of the IPL 2026 mini-auction. Also Read: Rajasthan Royals Share 2-Word Post For Half-Centurion Sanju Samson Amid Release Rumours Talking of Zaheer, he could join another franchise before the next season. He has previously worked with Mumbai Indians and has also won 2 IPL titles as a coach. He retired from the T20 league before IPL 2018. He has also done commentary. Rahul Dravid leaves RR Few weeks before Zaheer’s exit from LSG, Rahul Dravid left Rajasthan Royals. The former India head coach made his much-awaited return to RR after nine seasons on a multi-year deal, but he worked with them for only one year. RR revealed that they offered him a broader position as a part of the structural review, but he denied it. Dravid had earlier worked as RR’s coach in IPL 2014 and 2015. He spearheaded Delhi Capitals (then known as Delhi Daredevils) coaching staff in IPL 2016 and 2017.