{"id":764,"date":"2026-01-13T18:01:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T12:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cricbex.com\/story\/?post_type=news&#038;p=764"},"modified":"2026-01-23T18:27:50","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T12:57:50","slug":"abhishek-nayar-accepts-responsibility-up","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/cricbex.com\/story\/news\/abhishek-nayar-accepts-responsibility-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Abhishek Nayar Accepts Responsibility for UP Warriorz"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">UP Warriorz head coach Abhishek Nayar has taken full responsibility for the batting-order reshuffle that backfired during his team\u2019s clash against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the <a href=\"https:\/\/cricbex.com\/story\/wpl-2026-schedule\/\">Women\u2019s Premier League<\/a> (WPL) 2026.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The tactical move, aimed at countering early movement with the new ball, failed to deliver, resulting in UP Warriorz suffering their second consecutive defeat of the season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The decision saw Harleen Deol promoted to open the innings, while regular opener Kiran Navgire was pushed down the order to No. 4.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nayar explained that the idea was driven by match-up considerations and Deol\u2019s technical ability against swing bowling.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, the plan unravelled quickly as UP Warriorz struggled to build momentum at the top.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Deol found scoring difficult against RCB pacer Lauren Bell, consuming several deliveries without getting off the mark.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Her dismissal set the tone for a difficult innings, as the Warriorz were unable to recover early initiative. Navgire, who entered later than usual, also failed to make an impact, departing cheaply and triggering a damaging collapse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">UP Warriorz lost four wickets for just 11 runs, slipping to 50 for five and placing themselves under significant pressure. Despite the early setbacks, a late recovery led by Deepti Sharma and Deandra Dottin helped stabilize the innings.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The pair put together an unbeaten partnership to lift the team to 143 for five, a total that ultimately proved below par against a strong RCB batting lineup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following the match, Nayar openly admitted that the reshuffle did not work as intended. He emphasized that the responsibility lay entirely with him and not the players.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe believed the conditions could help Harleen in the powerplay, but the call didn\u2019t come off,\u201d Nayar said, acknowledging that flexibility can sometimes carry risks in the shortest format.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The UP Warriorz coach also played down the idea that the batting order alone caused the collapse, suggesting that better execution was needed during the critical phase of the innings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;He reiterated his belief in adaptability and backed his players to respond positively in the upcoming matches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the WPL season still in its early stages, UP Warriorz will be eager to regroup and find consistency. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nayar\u2019s candid assessment reflects the team management\u2019s willingness to learn from setbacks as they look to get their campaign back on track.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":765,"template":"","tags":[387,389,388],"ppma_author":[488],"class_list":["post-764","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-abhishek-nayar-responsibility","tag-abhishek-nayar-statement","tag-up-warriorz-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cricbex.com\/story\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/764","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cricbex.com\/story\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cricbex.com\/story\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cricbex.com\/story\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cricbex.com\/story\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/765"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cricbex.com\/story\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=764"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cricbex.com\/story\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=764"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cricbex.com\/story\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=764"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}