Post remains vacant following Ramesh Powar’s transfer to Bengaluru National Cricket Academy
Published Date – Wed 03 May 23 at 08:10am
Mumbai: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has invited applications for the position of head coach of the Indian women’s team, ESPNcricinfo reported.
The post was vacant after Ramesh Powar was transferred to the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru ahead of the Women’s T20 World Cup earlier this year.
Batting coach Hrishikesh Kanitkar is in charge of the team for the T20 World Cup, where India lost to Australia in the semi-finals.
According to ESPNcricinfo and BCCI, applicants must have played international cricket, or be at least an NCA Level C certified coach, or have similar certification from a reputable organization, and experience coaching an international cricket team for one or two seasons T20 Franchise.
As well as building a strong team, developing a women’s coaching system and monitoring fitness and high performance standards, the head coach will “speak to the media from time to time as directed by the BCCI”.
Powar took over the team after WV Raman’s tenure expired in 2021. Under his stewardship, India emerged victorious in the one-off Test over England and Australia in 2021 and halted Australia’s record 26-game winning streak in ODIs despite being knocked out at the league stage for the 50-overs in 2022. world cup.
Last year they won silver at the Commonwealth Games before beating England 3-0 in the ODI series. His last series as captain was India’s victory in the T20 Asia Cup in October.
