New Delhi: Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) on Sunday announced the appointment of Rajkumar Sharma as the chief coach of its senior side for 2020-21 season. Gursharan Singh has been named as the assistant coach.
Rajkumar is popularly known to everyone as the childhood coach of India skipper Virat Kohli. The former Ranji player was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler in his playing days. He represented Delhi in nine first-class matches. In 2016, he was awarded the Dronacharya Award for the success his ward Kohli had achieved on the international stage.
Meanwhile, Ashu Dani has been appointed as the chairperson of DDCA's selection committee which consists of Mohan Chaturvedi and Chetnya Nanda as the other two members. The chairperson of the Cricket Advisory Committee, i.e. Atul Wassan or his nominee will also serve as the observer in the selection committee.