The 2 additional franchises, Lucknow and Ahmedabad, are all prepared to kick off the new IPL edition. In order to solidify their framework, Lucknow has hired former keeper-batsman Vijay Dahiya as their assistant coach. Vijay,48, Haryana born is the current coach of the Uttar Pradesh squad. We discussed here Who Is The Assistant Coach Of Lucknow?
Who Is The Assistant Coach Of Lucknow?
It should be mentioned that Dahiya previously worked as an assistant coach with the KKR, who won the title in 2012 and 2014. He has also served as a talent scout for the DC and coached the Delhi Ranji team, which adds to his qualifications for the same post.
“I am delighted and grateful for the opportunity given to me to work with the Lucknow IPL franchise,” said Dahiya.
Gautam has also successfully groomed a generation of youngsters for KKR: Goenka
In terms of the franchise’s future, Lucknow has already recruited Andy Flower as head coach and IPL winning captain Gautam Gambhir as a mentor. Sanjeev Goenka, the chairman of the Lucknow group, highlighted the necessity of bringing in Gambhir, and the former cricketer voiced his delight.
“Gautam will primarily have a motivational role to play. He will also help to create a blueprint for the franchise in the long term. We wanted to have people with a proven track record of success. Gautam has also successfully groomed a generation of youngsters for KKR and that went in his favor. He has an image of being a totally non-partisan leader with a focus on results. Look at what he did for KKR. Fundamentally we would like the dressing room to be geared towards a culture of performance,” said Goenka earlier.
“The fire to win a contest still burns bright inside me. The desire to leave a winner’s legacy still kicks me 24×7. I will not be contesting for a dressing room but for the spirit and soul of Uttar Pradesh,” said Gambhir earlier.
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