WV Raman, who has been replaced by Ramesh Powar as the head coach of the Indian women’s team on Thursday, has written to BCCI president Sourav Ganguly and National Cricket Academy (NCA) head Rahul Dravid, complaining that there is a “prima donna culture” in the women’s team which needs an immediate change.
According to PTI, the former India cricketer has also offered to present a roadmap for women’s cricket in the country, if asked. Madan Lal-led Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC), decided not to retain WV Raman as the head coach of the senior women’s team and picked former India off-spinner Ramesh Powar as the replacement.
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As per the quotes in PTI, a source privy to Raman’s mail said, “As far as I know, Raman has said that he has always ‘believed in the team being placed above everybody else, and insisted that no individual can really be a prima donna’.”
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The 55-year-old’s letter to Ganguly and Dravid will surely be ruffling a few feathers given that it has always been the coaches who have either stepped aside or sacked following rifts with players. Earlier, Mithali Raj had accused Powar of bias after the Harmanpreet Kaur-led T20 team dropped the veteran batter for the all-important World Cup semifinal against England.
Talking about Raman’s letter, the source further added, “Raman has asked Dada (Ganguly) that if a past accomplished performer feels constrained by this culture, then he (Ganguly) as a former India captain, should take a call on this matter, whether the coach is asking for too much.”
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The source further added, “The letter has been copied to Dravid because Raman sincerely believes that he can contribute towards building a roadmap for Indian women’s cricket. When it comes to building a coaching manual or a training program for cricketers, it is the NCA that takes charge.”
