As fans we must ask for accountability
3 years, 8 months ago

As fans we must ask for accountability

Hindustan Times  

I’m not here to talk about selections, or the omissions. Both WV Raman and Ramesh Powar have strong playing and coaching credentials ---including good results with the Indian women’s team--- that speak for themselves. Let’s start with the most recent one, the process for selecting the coach of the Indian team, a team that will be playing a World Cup in 10 months. In 2016, when the Indian women’s team’s scores were being tweeted by the BCCI domestic social media handles, just a few murmurs. Ask for press conferences for every team announcement, an under-16 national tournament, and a long term plan for a women’s IPL.

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2 months, 1 week ago

Women’s cricket shake-up as franchise leagues get protected windows

The Telegraph  

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New innings: Can the women’s IPL help ease gender disparities in cricket?

Hindustan Times  

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1 year, 9 months ago

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The Telegraph  

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1 year, 9 months ago

Data Point | On the rise: Indian women cricketers are closing the gap with men in T20 cricket

The Hindu  

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The Quint  

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2 years, 7 months ago

ICC CEO: Focus on developing the game across formats, growing women's cricket

The Hindu  

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2 years, 9 months ago

Ramesh Powar's term as India Women head coach ends following team's World Cup exit

India Today  

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2 years, 10 months ago

Women's Cricket World Cup 2022: India coach Ramesh Powar urges senior players to take more responsibility

Firstpost  

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Women's World Cup: Batters need to raise their game against West Indies, says Powar
2 years, 10 months ago

Women's World Cup: Batters need to raise their game against West Indies, says Powar

The Hindu  

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2 years, 10 months ago

India should nurture women’s cricket

Hindustan Times  

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Mithali Raj: Imagine the Impact of India Lifting the 2022 Women's ODI World Cup!

The Quint  

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3 years, 3 months ago

Match-starved India women cricketers pin hope on WBBL, domestic event

Hindustan Times  

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3 years, 7 months ago

After India skipper Mithali Raj, women’s coach Ramesh Powar too says he want to move on from 2018 fallout ahead of England tour

Firstpost  

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3 years, 7 months ago

We won't look back: Coach Ramesh Powar echoes captain Mithali Raj's sentiments

India TV News  

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Indian women will dominate when as much thought goes into their game as men: Isa Guha
3 years, 7 months ago

Indian women will dominate when as much thought goes into their game as men: Isa Guha

India TV News  

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W.V. Raman writes to Ganguly, seeks to clarify stand
3 years, 8 months ago

W.V. Raman writes to Ganguly, seeks to clarify stand

The Hindu  

A day after being replaced as the India women’s team head coach, W.V. Raman, the former India opening batsman who has more than two decades of experience as coach, had been in charge of the national women’s cricket team for two and a half years. Mud-slinging Ever since the baton has been passed on to Powar, a section of women’s …

W.V. Raman offers feedback about women's team in letter to BCCI president Ganguly
3 years, 8 months ago

W.V. Raman offers feedback about women's team in letter to BCCI president Ganguly

The Hindu  

Raman, whose contract as the head coach of the India women’s team was not renewed, has written to the Board of Control for Cricket in India president Sourav Ganguly offering his suggestions and feedback about the women's cricket system. On Thursday, the Madan Lal-led Cricket Advisory Committee had recommended Ramesh Powar for the job instead of Raman, citing that he …

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3 years, 8 months ago

Meg Lanning: Domestic cricket crucial in rebuilding women's cricket post pandemic

The Hindu  

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3 years, 8 months ago

Ganguly says perception that BCCI is not promoting women’s cricket is wrong

The Hindu  

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3 years, 9 months ago

The shameful neglect of India’s women’s cricket team

Live Mint  

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4 years, 6 months ago

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India TV News  

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Suzie Bates: 'We need to get smarter with planning in cricket'
4 years, 7 months ago

Suzie Bates: 'We need to get smarter with planning in cricket'

The Hindu  

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4 years, 8 months ago

Foolish to neglect women’s cricket for the benefit of men: Surrey women’s bowling coach

The Hindu  

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4 years, 9 months ago

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Deccan Chronicle  

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4 years, 10 months ago

India women's coach WV Raman says players need to be left alone for them to find better mindspace

Firstpost  

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4 years, 10 months ago

Big step forward for women’s cricket

The Hindu  

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4 years, 10 months ago

Women's World T20: Harmanpreet Kaur calls for team effort ahead of opener against Australia

India TV News  

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Women's cricket is on the right track, says coach W.V. Raman
5 years, 2 months ago

Women's cricket is on the right track, says coach W.V. Raman

The Hindu  

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Country needs to do lot more for women empowerment in sports: Sania
5 years, 9 months ago

Country needs to do lot more for women empowerment in sports: Sania

Hindustan Times  

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India women vs England women: WV Raman says youngsters need to work on their skills after going down 0-3 in T20I series
5 years, 10 months ago

India women vs England women: WV Raman says youngsters need to work on their skills after going down 0-3 in T20I series

Firstpost  

India women’s coach WV Raman said that once the development in terms of skills happen, then all other things come into play because tactically everybody is aware of what needs to be done, but tactics cannot be executed unless the technical base is good enough Guwahati: India women’s cricket team head coach WV Raman believes the country’s young cricketers need …

I have moved on, says Mithali Raj on spat with Ramesh Powar and CoA member Diana Edulji
5 years, 11 months ago

I have moved on, says Mithali Raj on spat with Ramesh Powar and CoA member Diana Edulji

India TV News  

Asserting that her dispute with former coach Ramesh Powar and CoA member Diana Edulji is a thing of past, Indian women's ODI captain Mithali Raj said Tuesday cricket has helped her deal with the adversities of life. Cricket has taught me to move on whether it's scoring a hundred or getting out on zero you have to be prepared for …

WV Raman appointed women's coach: Wrong reasons lead to right process, but team must avoid superstar culture
6 years ago

WV Raman appointed women's coach: Wrong reasons lead to right process, but team must avoid superstar culture

Firstpost  

Ramesh Powar, the third coach in the last 20 months to lose their job due to disagreements with senior players. Can an opinionated coach last in this role, or will theirs be the first head to roll because India’s senior players seem un-droppable?” I stumbled upon these words while plotting a timeline of the coaches the Indian women’s team has …

Row over Mithali Raj exclusion from Women's World T20 semifinal catches CoA eye
6 years, 1 month ago

Row over Mithali Raj exclusion from Women's World T20 semifinal catches CoA eye

The Hindu  

The Committee of Administrators could summon Indian women’s team skipper and Mithali Raj following the seniormost player’s controversial omission for the World T20 semi-final against England. According to a top BCCI official, Mithali might put across her view point in writing to GM Saba Karim, who is also in charge of women’s cricket. “It is understood that a meeting will …

The Powar Play in women's cricket
6 years, 5 months ago

The Powar Play in women's cricket

The Hindu  

The prime objective for the new Indian women’s team coach Ramesh Powar will be to follow each player closely and ensure he hits the right chord with them during the ongoing Challenger Trophy in Alur. “I will put my best efforts to take Indian women’s cricket team ahead,” Powar tells Sportstar, thanking the Board of Control for Cricket in India …

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