RCB appoint England World Cup winner as the new coach
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The former champions of the Women's Premier League (WPL), RCB Women, have appointed an England World Cup winner as the new bowling coach for the upcoming season.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women won the Women's Premier League in the second season of the WPL. Smriti Mandhana led them to a victory, but they could not defend their title the next season, as it went back to the Mumbai Indians women.
The Mumbai Indians women won the first and the third seasons of the WPL. They were led by Harmanpreet Kaur, the World Cup-winning skipper for India. Harmanpreet led them to a world title in 2025 for the first time in the history of the ICC Women's World Cup.
RCB appoint former England World Cup winner as new coach
The Royal Challengers Bengaluru have appointed a former World Cup-winning England player as their new bowling coach for the upcoming season. Anya Shrubsole, the pacer from England's 2017 World Cup-winning squad, will be seen in the RCB camp.
"Anya brings with her a wealth of experience and leadership. She will oversee our bowling unit and serve as an integral member of our think tank. I have no doubt she will settle in seamlessly with the group and make a significant impact both on and off the field," said the recently appointed RCB head coach Malolan Rangarajan.
She will work closely with the new and old members in the RCB management to pick a perfect squad ahead of the next season, as they will be picking out fresh players from the mega-auction, which is to be held in November this year.
OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT 📣
— Royal Challengers Bengaluru (@RCBTweets) November 9, 2025
A proven champion, now stepping up to guide our girls. 💡
Join us in welcoming Anya Shrubsole - former England pacer, 2017 Women’s World Cup winner and Player of the Match in the final - as RCB’s Assistant Coach in the Tata WPL 🤩
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Royal Challengers Bengaluru women name players retained for WPL 2026
The Royal Challengers Bengaluru have retained some of their finest players of Indian origin, while retaining only one of their overseas stars. They have invested heavily in the Indian wicket-keeper batsman, Richa Ghosh.
"Her association with risk and how she faces pressure situations is exactly what we want in our batting order," new head coach Malolan Rangarajan said of retaining Ghosh. They have also confirmed that they see her as a player with great leadership potential.
A total of four players were retained by the Royal Challengers Bangalore Women, as they retain their skipper, Smriti Mandhana (3.5 crores), Richa Ghosh (2.5 crores), Ellyse Perry (2 crores), and their star from the previous seasons, Shreyanka Patil (60 lakh). The money already spent is INR 8.85 crores, and a purse of INR 6.15 crores remains with an RTM option in their hand.
Big names released ahead of WPL 2026 mega-auction
The biggest names to be released by the franchises ahead of the upcoming mega-auction in the Women's Premier League:
Meg Lanning - Batter - DC - INR 1.10 crore
Deepti Sharma - All-rounder - UPW - INR 2.60 crore
Harleen Deol - Batter - GG - INR 40 lakh
Renuka Singh - Fast bowler - RCB - INR 1.50 crore
Sophie Ecclestone - All-rounder - UPW - INR 1.80 crore
Phoebe Litchfield - Batter - GG - INR 1.00 crore
Laura Wolvaardt - Batter - GG - INR 30 lakh
Amelia Kerr - All-rounder - MI - INR 1.00 crore
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