RCB’s women team has made a big change in their team during the WPL retention 2026 announcement. The team has made Malolan Rangarajan the new head coach who will begin the work with the IPL 2026 season. Both as the assistant to the support staff of RCB over the last six years, Malolan takes over the role replacing Luke Williams who led the team to their maiden WPL title in 2024 then resigned because of his other coaching responsibilities. His promotion is a new beginning for RCB Women’s team, considering the success the franchise has received.
Who Is Malolan Rangarajan?
Malolan Rangarajan is a RCB elder who previously took on his shoes as the head of scouting and assistant coach in 2025. He is also a former first-class cricketer who made his name by taking 136 wickets in 47 matches. He also proved himself to be a dependable batter by scoring 1,379 runs in 47 first-class matches at an average of 28.14.
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But in But in T20s, he had only two appearances and achieving a total of 28 runs without taking any wickets. During his playing career, the cricketer who was born in Chennai, represented Uttarakhand, South Zone and Tamil Nadu. Later he joined the RCB’s WPL coaching staff as an inseparable member after having hung up his boots in 2019 and is likely to establish a strong relationship with the players as well as guiding and mentoring the team.
Malolan Rangarajan’s On Becoming The New Head Coach Of RCB’s Women’s Team
“I’m very excited and honoured to be appointed head coach of the women’s team. I want to acknowledge Luke’s contribution and impact, which led to RCB’s title win in 2024. The upcoming mega auction presents an exciting challenge, giving us the chance to shape the next phase of the squad while having a strong core to consider for retentions,” Rangarajan said about his appointment.
“Over the past three years, I’ve developed a great working relationship with Smriti, as well as the coaching and support staff, and I look forward to continuing that partnership to deliver the success that RCB fans deserve,” he added.
