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WPL 2026: UP Warriorz Appoints Abhishek Nayar as Head Coach
LUCKNOW DIVISION, UTTAR PRADESH, JUL 25 – Abhishek Nayar replaces Jon Lewis after three seasons without a title and brings experience from three recent championship campaigns to UP Warriorz ahead of WPL Season 4.
- On July 25, 2025, UP Warriorz appointed former India all-rounder Abhishek Nayar as head coach for the upcoming Women's Premier League season.
- This decision followed UP Warriorz parting ways with Jon Lewis after three seasons and built on Nayar's previous off-season camp involvement and vast coaching experience.
- Nayar has contributed to three championship-winning campaigns in different coaching roles over the past 18 months, including being assistant coach for Kolkata Knight Riders' 2024 IPL title and Team India's Champions Trophy win earlier in 2025.
- UP Warriorz COO Kshemal Waingankar described Nayar as a top cricketing intellect on the global stage, while Capri Sports director Jinisha Sharma highlighted that bringing him on board demonstrates the franchise’s commitment to improving the team’s results in the upcoming season.
- Under Nayar's leadership, the franchise expects to build a united and competitive team aiming for greater consistency and success in the current WPL season.
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UP Warriorz appoints Abhishek Nayar as head coach ahead of WPL season - The Tribune
Nayar played a key role as assistant coach in helping Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) clinch the Indian Premier League (IPL) title in 2024, and was also a part of the coaching set-up for Team India when they won the Champions Trophy earlier this year.
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UP Warriorz appoint Abhishek Nayar as new head coach
UP Warriorz have appointed Abhishek Nayar as the new coach for the upcoming edition of Women’s Premier League (WPL). The franchise parted ways with Jon Lewis last month, who was at the helm for three years. Meanwhile, Nayar has been associated with Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for seven years, before being named as an assistant coach in the Indian team. He was part of the national squad that won the Champions Trophy in February. However, soon aft…
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