Bengaluru: Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) on Thursday appointed former Tamil Nadu spinner Malolan Rangarajan as the head coach of their women’s team ahead of the fourth season of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) next year.
Rangarajan takes over from Luke Williams, who had been named head coach in 2024 but will miss the upcoming season due to his commitments with the Adelaide Strikers in the Big Bash League.
“Malolan Rangarajan, a key member of the RCB support staff for the past six years in various roles, has now been appointed as head coach for the upcoming WPL cycle,” RCB announced on X.
A part of RCB’s WPL setup since its inception, Rangarajan served as assistant coach during their title-winning campaign in 2024.
The 2026 WPL season will be held a month earlier than usual, from January to February, as India prepares to co-host the Men’s T20 World Cup with Sri Lanka in the February-March window.
