Former English first-class cricketer Nicholas Lee is set to take over the job of the new strength and conditioning coach of the Indian women's cricket team, as per news agency IANS.
According to the agency, Lee is likely to join the women's team after the 2026 season of the Women's Premier League (WPL) is over on February 5 in Vadodara.
"Yes, it's confirmed that Lee will be the new S&C coach of the Indian women's cricket team. Australia's Nathan Kiely was also in talks, but Lee was always in the running for this role. Once WPL is over, Lee will link up with the Indian team," sources further said.
After the Women's Premier League is concluded, India will play a multi-format series in Australia from February 15 to March 9. The multi-format Australia tour will kick off with the T20I leg, beginning at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) on February 15, followed by matches at Manuka Oval, Canberra, and Adelaide Oval on February 19 and 21, respectively.
The focus will then shift to the ODI series, where India enters as World Cup champions. The series will begin at Allan Border Field in Brisbane on February 24. The second and third 50-over matches will be hosted by Hobart's Bellerive Oval on February 27 and March 1, respectively.
The third ODI game was previously moved to Hobart from Melbourne by Cricket Australia (CA) due to floodlight issues. The tour culminates with a day-night Test at the WACA Ground in Perth, set to take place from March 6 to 9.
Coming to Lee, he's a professional strength and conditioning coach specialising in physical practice and conditioning in honourable sports. His current assignment was serving as the strength and conditioning coach for the Gulf Giants in season four of the UAE's ILT20.
Formerly, Lee worked as the strength and conditioning coach of Afghanistan's men's team from January 2024 to December 2025, and served as head of physical performance at the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) from March 2020 to January 2024. Lee also held the position of strength and conditioning coach of Sri Lanka's men's team from October 2016 to March 2020.
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Before working with multinational teams, Lee worked as the lead strength and conditioning trainer at Sussex County Cricket Club from March 2012 to September 2016.
Lee played 13 first-class matches as a right-handed batter, accumulating 490 runs at 30.62, including three half-centuries and a highest score of 79 not out.
(With IANS Inputs)