Vijay Dahiya appointed as assistant coach of IPL Lucknow franchise

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 (KKR).

FILE PHOTO: Dahiya has also served as the talent scout for the Delhi Capitals, apart from coaching the Delhi Ranji team.

Former wicketkeeper-batter Vijay Dahiya was on Wednesday roped in as the assistant coach of the new Lucknow franchise ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022.

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 (KKR).

He has also served as the talent scout for the Delhi Capitals, apart from coaching the Delhi Ranji team.

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"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.