Abhishek Nayar was on Friday introduced as head coach of Girls’s Premier League (WPL) franchise UP Warriorz. The previous India assistant coach had earlier helped the Warriorz of their low season coaching camps in Bengaluru after the primary version of the league.
“I actually loved my time working with the UP Warriorz earlier than and I’m thrilled to tackle this new function. WPL is a unbelievable platform for ladies’s cricket and I’m trying ahead to working intently with the administration to construct a powerful group,” Nayar stated. “UP Warriorz have already got a powerful basis in place, and I imagine we will construct one thing actually particular. There may be unbelievable potential and I’ll give it my all to assist win their first-ever title this season.”
Nayar performed simply three ODIs for India however had a prolific profession in domesic cricket as an all-rounder for Mumbai. Since retiring in 2019, Nayar has developed a powerful fame for his teaching expertise. Dinesh Karthik has credited him with unlocking his potential as a finisher in T20 cricket whereas the likes of Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer have all spoken about how he has helped them as batters at numerous factors.
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Nayar was a key a part of the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) employees final season once they received the 2024 Indian Premier League title. He has additionally served because the coach of the KKR academy in 2018 and was the top coach of Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR) in Caribbean Premier League in 2022.
Nayar was appointed because the Indian males’s group’s assistant coach after Gambhir Gambhir grew to become its head coach and was a part of the group that received the Champions Trophy within the UAE earlier this 12 months. Nevertheless, his contract was terminated after that and he returned as KKR’s assistant coach for IPL 2025.
Jinisha Sharma, director at Capri Sports activities, which owns the franchise, stated, “We imagine that this appointment exhibits our robust intent to raise the group’s efficiency and push for higher success within the upcoming WPL season. “With Abhishek Nayar’s management, expertise in teaching on the highest degree and talent to deliver out the very best in gamers, the franchise is assured of a powerful exhibiting this season.”
Kshemal Waingankar, COO, UP Warriorz, stated: “Abhishek Nayar is without doubt one of the greatest brains within the enterprise in world cricket, and we’re delighted to have on our facet as the top coach. We’re enthusiastic about his imaginative and prescient for UP Warriorz, and we’re assured that underneath his management, the group can present its followers with many extra memorable moments sooner or later.”