This will be Dahiya’s fourth stint as Delhi’s head coach. Delhi’s last Ranji Trophy win came in 2007-08 when he was at the helm and Gautam Gambhir captained them. Dahiya later served as head coach during the 2012-13 season and again from 2014 to 2016.

Dahiya brings extensive coaching experience to the role. In 2021-22, he oversaw Uttar Pradesh’s run to the Ranji Trophy semi-final. In the IPL, he has worked as an assistant coach for the Kolkata Knight Riders, Lucknow Super Giants, and was with Gujarat Titans in IPL 2026. In the recently concluded Delhi Premier League, he coached the Purani Dilli-6 franchise.

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

In the first phase of the Ranji season, Delhi will host Gujarat on October 18 and Services on November 2. They open their Ranji Trophy campaign with an away fixture against Bengal in Kalyani.

A men’s ODI between India and Sri Lanka is also scheduled to be held at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on December 13. If the renovation work is not completed by then, the match may be shifted to an alternative venue.