The Mumbai prodigy Abhishek Nayar, who has been with Kolkata Knight Riders for a long time, considers the franchise his home. In a recent interaction with PTI after joining the UP Warriorz in the Women's Premier League, Nayar highlighted his arrival in KKR after a year's gap, indicating his bond with the Kolkata-based franchise. Narar said, “KKR is family to me. Everyone throws his weight way too much around the fact that it’s family, but for me, I think it’s family because the speed at which I came back [to the team] was a testament to the fact that that’s where I belong in a lot of ways." Notably, Abhishek Nayar was out of the franchise for a year as he was serving the Indian Team as the assistant coach under the eyes of former KKR mentor and the present Indian head coach Gautam Gambhir. However, coming back from a frustrating defeat in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Nayar was sacked. And within a few days, Nayar came back to KKR. Read also: Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma Uncertain for 2027 World Cup as BCCI to Discuss Their Future Nayar notices subtle changes in Indian women's cricket Notably, the former Indian cricketer Abhishek Nayar will be joining a team as a full fledged head coach for the first time, as he signs his deal with the UP Warriorz. On being asked about his first step, he said that he will try to build a positive environment, preaching that franchises play to win trophies. He said, “I’ve always looked at anything as opportunities, and this is an opportunity, which I’m very, very excited for in that regard... The opportunity is to create a culture where everyone understands that this franchise plays to win trophies and try and bring that mentality into our ecosystem." Not only that, he said that women's cricket has been evolving and has been more power-driven than just touching the ball. Nayar added, "WPL will impact not only Indian cricket, but also Indian domestic cricket. It is very different from the first year in a WPL trial, where I felt many people were more touch players. Now you can see so much more power entering the game. You can see the girls diving around, throws are flat, throws are faster. There’s enormous growth and that’s not going to stop."