Vijay Dahiya (born 10 May 1973) is a former Indian wicketkeeper. He is currently coach of the

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and assistant coach of

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First class career

Dahiya was a right-handed batsman and

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who started playing

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for Delhi in 1993/94. He made his international debut during the 2000/01 series against Zimbabwe. Dahiya was also a part of the

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which won the Duleep and Deodhar Trophies during the 1999/00 season. In 2009, Dahiya was appointed as the assistant coach of

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, the

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. Dahiya made his first-class debut against

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in the 1993/94 season. He was an integral part of the North Zone team which lifted the Duleep and Deodhar Trophies in 1999–2000, and also captained Delhi for some time. Dahiya retired from all forms of cricket after playing his last match against

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in December 2006. Just before retirement, he began his Ranji season with a fine 102, his highest first-class score, against

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that bailed

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out of trouble, and effected a stumping against

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that helped his side gain a vital first-innings lead.

International career

Dahiya's international debut was in an ODI against

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at Nairobi Gymkhana in October 2000 in the

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. His contribution in that match, which India eventually won, was a catch. In all, he played 19 ODIs for India. His last ODI was against Australia at Fatorda Stadium in the 2001 series. Dahiya's highest ODI score was 51 against Australia in the first ODI at

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, which helped set up a match-winning total of 315. Dahiya made his

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debut against

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at his home ground

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in November 2000. The match ended in a draw. He played only one more

match against the same opponent at

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. In the second match, Dahiya took six catches.

Coaching career

He was named

coach in 2007/08 season and was sacked 2013/14 season due to his

commitments. During this period he led them to a Ranji Trophy triumph in 2007–08 season to end a 16-year title drought. He was appointed the assistant coach of the IPL franchise

in 2009. In September 2014, he was re-appointed as the head coach of the

's Ranji Trophy side for 2014/15 season. In December 2019, he was appointed as head talent scout of the IPL franchise

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. In September 2021, he was named as the head coach of Uttar Pradesh ahead of the 2021/22 season in India. In December 2021, he was appointed as assistant coach of

References

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