The controversy across the Indian Women Cricket Team doesn’t appear to finish. Just a few days after Ramesh Powar was re-appointed Head Coach of the Indian Women’s Team, his predecessor and outgoing coach, WV Raman has once more stoked controversy by taking pictures off a letter to the BCCI President Sourav Ganguly and NCA Head Rahul Dravid alleging that there’s a ‘prime donna culture’ within the girls’s workforce which isn’t wholesome for the event of the sport.
Raman’s robust statements and cost comes simply two days after Powar was re-instated because the Head Coach after being sacked put up the World T20 within the Caribbean in 2018. Raman had additionally once more despatched his software for the place however didn’t make the lower. India’s loss within the restricted overs house collection to South Africa in March this 12 months appears to haven’t gone down nicely with the selectors.
Interestingly, Raman, in his letter has reportedly complained in regards to the star tradition of some gamers within the girls’s workforce who maintain their pursuits forward of the curiosity of the workforce. Powar had comparable points with Mithali Raj in the course of the World T20 within the Caribbean in 2018.
The former India off-spinner was re-appointed as Coach of the Women’s Cricket Team finishing a full cycle after his final tenure had ended on a turbulent notice which resulted in his sacking put up the World T20 within the Caribbean in 2018 within the aftermath of the fallout with senior participant Mithali Raj. Powar had been changed by former India opening batsman, WV Raman who was on the helm for a interval of roughly two and a half years beginning December 2018.
The Powar-Raj Controversy
Powar was appointed the interim coach of the ladies’s workforce in July 2018 changing Tushar Arothe and his contract was then prolonged until the top of the World T20 within the Caribbean in November 2018. While India made it to the semi-finals of the mega occasion the place they had been crushed by England, an enormous controversy broke out between Powar and Mithali Raj put up the event. Raj accused the coach of discrimination and unfair remedy all through the course of the competitors and in an e-mail addressed to the BCCI CEO Rahul Johri acknowledged that she felt deflated, depressed and let down. The situation of the controversy was across the batting place of Raj who had traditionally performed as an opener for India.
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However, Powar needed the senior India batter to maneuver down within the order to be able to give the batting some depth. This didn’t go down nicely with Raj who gave a element of how Powar ignored her throughout follow periods, walked away if she was round and didn’t take note of her batting periods. Raj was pushed down the order in India’s event opener in opposition to New Zealand and it was solely after a proper grievance to the nationwide selector on the tour that she was allowed to open in opposition to Pakistan and Ireland registering half-centuries in each the matches. However, she was omitted for the massive semi-final even after recovering from a knee harm she sustained in the course of the Ireland conflict.
Powar replied to the accusations and in a proper letter to the BCCI acknowledged that Raj was taking part in for private milestones and never performing in the most effective curiosity of the workforce. He added that Raj had threatened to retire if she was not allowed to open the innings for India.
Subsequently Powar’s contract was not renewed by the BCCI and though he reapplied for the place in December, WV Raman was appointed the top coach.
WV Raman’s Stint
The Indian Women didn’t play a lot worldwide cricket with Raman as Head Coach, notably within the latter half, because of the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic. However, they’d an excellent run underneath his eyes in ODI cricket successful 4 successive bilateral collection. India beat New Zealand 2-1 in an away collection in January 2019 earlier than overpowering the fancied English workforce at house in February. India then defeated South Africa 3-0 sweeping the house collection in October earlier than once more recording a 2-1 win within the Caribbean in opposition to the West Indies subsequent month.
It was a combined bag within the T20Is. After struggling crushing defeats away in New Zealand and at house in opposition to England (each 0-3), India got here again to defeat South Africa 3-1 in a house collection in September 2019. Their greatest triumph got here within the Caribbean once they swept the collection 5-0.
However, Raman’s most vital achievement as Head Coach was to steer India to the ultimate of the World T20 in Australia in early 2020 ultimately taking place to the hosts on the MCG. There was no worldwide task for the Women’s Team for nearly a 12 months courtesy the Covid-19 pandemic that raged destruction all around the world.
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And when it did resume India fared badly which resulted within the BCCI to hunt a brand new coach for the Women Team – the double loss (2-1 within the T20I collection and 4-1 within the ODI collection) at house in March 2021 in opposition to South Africa led to Raman’s ouster from the place of Head Coach.
The Return of Powar
The Indian Board invited functions for the Head Coach place in April earlier than the Cricket Advisory Committee, comprising Madan Lal, RP Singh and Sulakshana Naik, determined to re-appoint Powar. Incidentally, Raman was additionally once more within the fray as he re-applied for the place however was not in favour with the committee. A complete of 35 functions had been acquired which included the likes of Ajay Ratra, Hrishikesh Kanitkar, Hemlatha Kala and Suman Sharma.
Powar is predicted to supervise the India A and Under-19 Teams together with offering his providers for the Senior Women Team.
His efforts had been lauded as underneath his steering Mumbai went on to win the 2021 Vijay Hazare Trophy. Powar performed 2 Tests and 31 ODIs for India between 2004 and 2007. He had a great document within the 50-over format returning with 34 wickets in 29 bowling innings. Powar has additionally picked 470 first-class wickets in 148 matches.
His first job again as Head Coach was to assist help the selectors in selecting the squad for the upcoming tour of the United Kingdom which commences with a Test match in Bristol on June 16. The squad was named final night time.
Powar would hope that his second stint is freed from controversy, longer in length and extra fruitful for him and the Indian Women Cricket workforce.
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