The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) appointed former Indian cricketer Ramesh Powar as the head coach of the Indian Women’s Cricket Team on Thursday. The apex board had earlier called out for applicants for the post through advertisement and received over 35 entries.
The three-member Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC), consisting of Madan Lal, Sulakshana Naik, and RP Singh, interviewed the candidates and finally agreed on Ramesh Powar.
Powar will replace WV Raman, who was appointed the head coach of the India women’s team in December 2018. The team was able to reach the semifinals of the T20 World Cup 2020 during Raman’s tenure. The Harmanpreet Kaur-led side ended up losing in the final clash of the tournament against Australia.
Powar had earlier served as the head coach of the Indian Women’s Team from July-November 2018 where the team qualified for the semi-final of the ICC T20 Women’s World Cup in 2018 and also won 14 T20I games in a row.
