Harmanpreet Kaur-led India to get new strength and conditioning coach ahead of T20 World Cup 2026

Former England first-class cricketer Nicholas Lee is reportedly set to become the new strength and conditioning coach for the Indian women’s cricket team. News agency PTI reported that Lee will join the team after the impending Women’s Premier League (WPL) season ends on February 5, 2026, in Vadodara.

Lee is a renowned strength and conditioning coach who has spent years working with top-level athletes. His most recent assignment was with the Gulf Giants in the UAE’s ILT20, where he was part of the support staff during the tournament’s fourth season.

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"Lee will take over as the new strength and conditioning coach of the Indian women’s cricket team after the WPL," quoted by PTI

India's schedule after WPL

After the Women’s Premier League, India will head to Australia for a long multi-format tour running from February 15 to March 9. The tour begins with a three-match T20I series, starting at the Sydney Cricket Ground on February 15. The remaining games will be played at Manuka Oval in Canberra on February 19 and at Adelaide Oval on February 21.

The focus will then move to the ODI series, where India will take the field as defending World Cup champions. The first ODI will be played at Allan Border Field in Brisbane on February 24, followed by the next two matches at Bellerive Oval in Hobart on February 27 and March 1. The final ODI was earlier shifted from Melbourne to Hobart after Cricket Australia raised concerns about floodlight issues at the original venue. The tour will end with a day-night Test match at the WACA Ground in Perth, scheduled from March 6 to 9.

Lee's previous assignments

Earlier, Lee worked with Afghanistan’s men’s team as their strength and conditioning coach from early 2024 until the end of 2025. He also served as the head of physical performance at the Bangladesh Cricket Board between March 2020 and January 2024.

Lee has further international experience, having worked with Sri Lanka’s men’s team from late 2016 to early 2020. Earlier in his career, he was part of Sussex County Cricket Club’s setup, first as an assistant strength and conditioning coach and later as the lead trainer.