2025 Women’s Premier League (WPL) mein table ke sabse neeche rahne ke baad, yeh faisla shayad koi surprise nahi hai. Lekin, thodi si khundak toh banta hai—teen saal mein ek playoff appearance (2023) ke bawajood, kya team ko itni jaldi naye direction ki zarurat thi? Chalo, iske peeche ki kahani dekhte hain.
Jon Lewis, jo pehle England women’s team ke coach rahe, 2023 mein UP Warriorz ke saath shuruat se jude the. Unke pehle season mein team ne playoff tak ka safar kiya, lekin Mumbai Indians ke haathon haar ka saamna karna pada. Us samay team mein Alyssa Healy jaise star captain aur Deepti Sharma jaise all-rounder thi, jinhone apni off-spin se sabka dil jeeta. 2024 mein, team chauthi rahi, aur 2025 mein, jab Healy chot ke wajah se bahar thi aur Deepti ne captaincy sambhali, team ne aath matches mein sirf teen jeet payi aur last position pe rahi. Yeh stats dekho:
| Season | Matches | Wins | Losses | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 9 | 5 | 4 | Playoffs (3rd) |
| 2024 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 4th |
| 2025 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 5th (Last) |
Lekin, ek baat toh manni padegi—Lewis ke leadership mein ek record bana jo yaad rahega. 2025 mein, UP Warriorz ne Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) ke khilaf WPL ka sabse bada score banaya, 225 runs! Yeh dikhaata hai ki team mein talent ki kami nahi thi—Kiran Navgire aur Shweta Sehrawat jaise young players ne dhamal machaya. Fir bhi, consistency ki kami ne team ko peeche rakha. Yaad hai jab 2022 T20 World Cup mein Netherlands ne South Africa ko hara diya tha? Aise hi, chhoti teams bhi bade surprises de sakti hain, aur Warriorz ke paas aisa potential tha, jo shayad Lewis poori tarah se nikaal na sake.
Ab team ke liye nayi shuruaat ka waqt hai. Deepti Sharma, jo 2025 mein Most Valuable Player rahi, aur Sophie Ecclestone jaise bowlers ke saath, Warriorz ke paas ek solid core hai. Lewis ke jaane ke baad, team shayad ek aisa coach chahegi jo in players ke talent ko aur behtar tarike se channel kare. Ek naya perspective laane ka mauka hai, jaise jab Harmanpreet Kaur ne Mumbai Indians ko 2023 mein title tak pohchaya tha—ek captain aur coach ka perfect sync game badal sakta hai.
Lekin yeh bhi sochne wali baat hai—kya itne jaldi coach badalna sahi hai? Lewis ne team ko ek family banaya, jaisa ki UP Warriorz ke Instagram post mein kaha gaya: “From day one, you believed in us.” Ab naye coach ke saath, kya yeh bonding aur continuity barkarar rahegi? Aur WPL 2026 ke liye, jab Mumbai Indians aur RCB jaise teams apne stars ke saath taiyaar hongi, kya Warriorz apne underdog status ko ek advantage mein badal payegi? Yeh sawal abhi khule hain, aur shayad thodi si uncertainty bhi.
