WPL 2026: Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) have appointed former England pacer Anya Shrubsole as their new bowling coach forward of the upcoming Ladies’s Premier League (WPL) 2026 season, in keeping with a report by ESPNCricinfo. The transfer comes as a part of a reshuffle following RCB’s fourth-place end within the earlier version. Shrubsole replaces Sunetra Paranjape, who beforehand held the position.
Malolan Rangarajan Promoted To Head Coach
Apart Shrubsole’s appointment, former Tamil Nadu spinner Malolan Rangarajan has been promoted to go coach for the brand new season. Rangarajan has been a key a part of RCB’s girls’s setup for the reason that league’s inception and likewise serves because the lead scout for the boys’s staff.
This alteration follows Luke Williams’ unavailability for WPL 2026 as a consequence of his commitments with the Adelaide Strikers within the Huge Bash League (BBL).
WPL 2026 To Begin In January
The Ladies’s Premier League has been rescheduled to start on January 8 and can conclude in early February, a month sooner than normal. The shift was made to keep away from overlapping with the Males’s T20 World Cup, which India will co-host with Sri Lanka in February–March 2026, adopted by the IPL 2026 season.
Shrubsole’s First Teaching Stint In WPL
A 2017 ICC World Cup winner, Shrubsole retired from worldwide cricket in 2022 after taking on 200 wickets for England throughout codecs. Following her retirement, she transitioned into teaching, serving as an assistant coach underneath Charlotte Edwards for the Southern Vipers in England’s home circuit. Her upcoming position with RCB marks her first teaching task within the Ladies’s Premier League.
RCB’s Assist Workers And Core Gamers
RCB’s teaching unit will proceed to function R. Muralidhar as batting coach, whereas Navnita Gautam is predicted to stay head physio. As per experiences, the franchise has determined to retain Smriti Mandhana as captain and prime retention for the upcoming WPL cycle. RCB can also be in talks to retain Ellyse Perry, Richa Ghosh, Sophie Molineux, and Shreyanka Patil gamers who type the core of the aspect.