Powar, a former India spinner, was recommended by the Madan Lal-led CAC after the panel interviewed eight candidates. (TOI photo)
NEW DELHI: Former spinner Ramesh Powar on Thursday replaced W V Raman as the Indian women s cricket team s head coach, regaining the position more than two years after he was sacked owing to a bitter fallout with ODI captain Mithali Raj.
The 42-year-old was recommended by the Madan Lal-led Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) after interviewing eight candidates, including Raman. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announces the appointment of Mr Ramesh Powar as the Head Coach of Team India (Senior Women). The BCCI had advertised for the post and received over 35 applications, a BCCI statement read.
The Indian Premier League is criticized for creating a “bio-bubble” for cricket players while ordinary Indians struggle to find hospital beds and 3,000 people die each day from the coronavirus.
The BCCI remains hopeful of conducting the scheduled IPL matches in Mumbai from April 10-25 despite a massive surge in Covid-19 cases in the city and 10 members of the Wankhede Stadium staff testing positive for the deadly virus. With just seven days to go for the clash with Chennai Super Kings, Delhi Capitals too has suffered a blow after left-arm spinner Axar Patel tested positive for the virus, news agency ANI reported. Unfortunately, Axar has tested positive. he is in isolation and following all the protocols, a source close to the development was quoted as saying. Indore and Hyderabad have been kept as stand by venues for the IPL in case the Covid situation spirals out of control. Mumbai is scheduled to host 10 games of the cash-rich league.
T20 World Cup: Ehsan Mani on Sunday said the Pakistan Cricket Board has sent a letter addressed to the International Cricket Council (ICC) in order to get details about the issuance of visas from India for the T20 World Cup.