India, Jan. 8 -- Abhishek Nayar looked relaxed as he sat on stage during a pre-Women's Premier League (WPL) news conference. Next to him was UP Warriorz's new captain Meg Lanning, the former Australia stalwart who led the national team to five World Cup wins - the 2022 ODI and four T20Is.

"I wanted someone who could lead this team and having Meg there makes things very easy for me," Nayar, the Warriorz head coach, quipped. "I'm going to be chilling, having coffee."

The light-hearted comment also betrayed the truth about the pre-season camps of the five teams in WPL 4.

"There is lesser time (for preparation)," Nayar told HT. "WPL is a month earlier than what it was last year (due to the men's T20I World Cup starting on February 7 that I...