The new IPL Franchise Lucknow appointed former wicketkeeper-batter Vijay Dahiya as the assistant coach ahead of Indian Premier League 2022.
The new IPL Franchise Lucknow appointed former wicketkeeper-batter Vijay Dahiya as the assistant coach ahead of Indian Premier League 2022 on Wednesday. Earlier, Sanjiv Goenka's owned Lucknow team roped in Andy Flower and Gautam Gambhir as the new head coach and mentor respectively.
The 48-year-old from Haryana is the current coach of the Uttar Pradesh team. He has earlier worked as an assistant coach of two-time IPL winning Kolkata Knight Riders.
He has also served as the talent scout for the Delhi Capitals, apart from coaching the Delhi Ranji team.
"I am delighted and grateful for the opportunity given to me to work with the Lucknow IPL franchise," Dahiya, who has played two Tests and 19 ODIs for India, said in a statement.
The Lucknow team, which is part of the RPSG Group, had earlier appointed Andy Flower as head coach and Gautam Gambhir as the mentor ahead of next year's IPL.
Inputs from PTI.
