Williams helmed Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) to their first title win in 2024, and was a part of the setup for the next season earlier than stepping away this 12 months to deal with his WBBL commitments with Adelaide Strikers.
“I am actually excited to be becoming a member of Mumbai Indians, a revered and profitable organisation, and dealing with this proficient group of gamers and help workers,” Williams stated in a press release launched by MI. “We’ve got an awesome alternative to construct one thing collectively, play an thrilling model of cricket and compete for achievement.”
Williams brings with him a wealthy CV. He has helmed Strikers to back-to-back WBBL titles (2022 and 2023) and was assistant coach to Charlotte Edwards when Southern Courageous gained the Hundred in 2023 after two successive seasons of ending as runners-up.
Williams’ appointment marks a second teaching rejig for MI in two seasons – that they had signed Keightley previous to WPL 2026 after Edwards was named England head coach. MI completed fourth within the five-team league with three wins, thereby lacking the playoffs for the primary time since WPL’s inception in 2023 – they’ve gained the title two occasions in its 4 years of existence. Williams can also be presently the assistant coach of the England ladies’s workforce.
In the meantime, Keightley, who performed 9 Checks, 82 ODIs and one T20Is, will proceed to be head coach of Sydney Thunder within the WBBL alongside her work with CA. Her place within the Hundred, the place she is coach of MI London, is unclear.
“Luke is a confirmed winner and brings with him wealthy expertise, a deep understanding of the ladies’s recreation, and a robust dedication to creating gamers,” MI proprietor Nita Ambani stated. “I’m assured that, with Luke’s steering and Harman’s management, they may proceed to develop, obtain larger success, and encourage younger ladies in all places to dream large.”