This will be Dahiya’s fourth stint as Delhi’s head coach. Delhi’s last Ranji Trophy win, in 2007-08, came under his guidance. He also served as head coach during the 2012-13 season and again from 2014-15 to 2015-16. In 2021-22, he oversaw Uttar Pradesh’s run to the Ranji Trophy semi-final.
He also has extensive coaching experience in the IPL. In the latest season, he was the assistant coach for Gujarat Titans, having donned the same hat for Kolkata Knight Riders and Lucknow Super Giants previously. In the recently concluded Delhi Premier League, he coached Purani Dilli 6.
In the last Ranji Trophy season, Delhi managed only a single victory out of seven matches and crashed out in the group stage. While the team reached the quarter-finals of the Vijay Hazare Trophy, they similarly exited the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy in the group stage.
Delhi’s domestic matches at Palam
Delhi will open their Ranji Trophy campaign with an away fixture against Bengal in Kalyani. After which, they will host Gujarat on October 18 and Services on November 2.
A men’s ODI between India and Sri Lanka is scheduled to be held at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on December 13. If the renovation is not complete by then, the match will be shifted to an alternative venue.
