Archive · 17 Sep 2026
Mumbai Cricketer Vinay Iyer Coaches Japan Against India
Vinay Iyer grew up playing cricket in Mumbai, India.
He once travelled very early every morning to attend practice.
Later, his job took him to Japan, where he discovered that people also played cricket.
He joined a club and eventually started coaching young players.
After Japan changed its rules, he was able to play for the national team in 2021.
A shoulder injury ended his playing career, so he became a coach.
In 2025, he became coach of Japan’s women’s team.
Japan will now play India, the country where Iyer learned cricket, at the Asian Games.
Iyer is excited and nervous because the match feels very special to him.
Vinay Iyer, a former Mumbai club cricketer, is coaching Japan’s women’s cricket team.
Japan will face India on Friday at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.
Iyer began playing in Mumbai before moving to Japan through his job with Rosy Blue.
He joined Japanese club cricket, later formed the Kawasaki Knight Riders, and moved into coaching.
Iyer still works full time in Tokyo while preparing Japan’s players through limited camps and remote feedback.
- Who
- Vinay Iyer and Japan’s women’s cricket team will face India.
- What
- Iyer will coach Japan against India in an Asian Games cricket match.
- When
- The match is scheduled for Friday; Iyer became Japan’s women’s coach in 2025.
- Where
- The match will take place at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.
- Why
- Japan qualified for the Asian Games matchup, while Iyer is preparing the team despite limited training opportunities.
- Coach
- Vinay Iyer
- Team
- Japan women’s cricket team
- Opponent
- India
- Event
- Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games
- Coaching appointment
- Iyer became Japan’s women’s coach in 2025.
- Playing career
- Iyer made his international debut for Japan in 2021 before a shoulder injury ended his playing career.
- Current employment
- He works for a diamond trading company in Tokyo.