The mega auction of IPL 2022 is going to happen next month. In this season’s auction, 10 teams are going to sit instead of 8. Let us tell you that now two more new teams named Lucknow and Ahmedabad have joined the IPL.
The mega auction of IPL 2022 is going to happen next month. In this season’s auction, 10 teams are going to sit instead of 8. Let us tell you that now two more new teams named Lucknow and Ahmedabad have joined the IPL. These teams have the freedom to include 3 players with them before the auction. However, till now no team has included any player in its team. But the team of Lucknow is continuously including big stalwarts in its coaching staff.
This veteran joined Lucknow
Former wicket-keeper batsman Vijay Dahiya was on Wednesday appointed as the assistant coach of the Lucknow franchise ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022. Dahiya, 48, who hails from Haryana, is the current coach of the Uttar Pradesh team. He has previously worked as the assistant coach of IPL winning team Kolkata Knight Riders twice.
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Lots of coaching experience
Apart from coaching the Delhi Ranji team, he has also worked as a ‘talent scout’ for finding talent in Delhi Capitals. Dahiya, who played two Tests and 19 one-day internationals for India, said in a statement issued here, “I am happy and grateful to have the opportunity to work with the Lucknow IPL franchise. The Lucknow team is part of the RPSG group. She has already appointed Andy Flower as head coach and Gautam Gambhir as mentor.
2 new teams added in IPL
Even before the start of IPL 2022, BCCI has included two more new teams in this big tournament. The names of these teams are Ahmedabad and Lucknow. Both these teams are going to include 3-3 players in their team before the auction. Let us inform that there have been reports that Shreyas Iyer can be seen as the captain of Ahmedabad and KL Rahul as the captain of Lucknow.
