Ashu Dani appointed Head Coach of Outer Delhi

The Outer Delhi franchise, one of the two latest entrants in the Delhi Premier League’s second edition, have appointed Ashu Dani as the Team Director and Head Coach.

Besides Dani (in main pic), Outer Delhi have named Vivekanand Jha as the Team Manager, Rajinder Singh Chawla as the Batting Coach, Kartar Nath as the Bowling Coach and Deepak Sharma as the Fielding Coach.

The franchise is the earliest of the Delhi Premier League (DPL) franchises to name its support staff.

“We have appointed our main support staff for DPL season 2,” said an email from the franchise. 

The players’ auction for the DPL will be held at the Taj Palace on July 6 and 7.

Vivekanand Jha (above) and Ashu Dani in top picture

Dani, 50 now, is a former cricketer from Delhi having played 49 first-class and 41 List A matches.

Vivekanand Jha, in his 50s, is a former cricketer who has played Vizzy Trophy and currently coaches at the PGDAV College.

Rajinder Singh Chawla, in his 60s, has played 23 Ranji Trophy matches for Delhi and Bengal. He has also played one Duleep Trophy match. He also played two List A matches in Wills Trophy.

Kartar Nath, 56, a former left-arm spinner, has played nine Ranji Trophy and three List A matches for Delhi, including in Wills Trophy. He has famously coached spinner Suyash Sharma.

Deepak Sharma, 41, is a former Delhi wicketkeeper-batsman, who has played Ranji Trophy for Assam and Deodhar Trophy for East Zone. He has played for Delhi at the under-16 and under-19 level, and also represented North Zone in both the age group levels.

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