WV Raman writes to Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid, mentions ‘star tradition’ in ladies’s cricket crew

WV Raman, who was changed by Ramesh Powar as the pinnacle coach of Indian ladies’s cricket crew on Thursday, has written to BCCI president Sourav Ganguly and National Cricket Academy (NCA) head Rahul Dravid, alleging that there’s a “prima donna culture” within the nationwide crew and it wants to vary.According to PTI, the previous India worldwide has additionally provided to current a roadmap for girls’s cricket within the nation, if requested.Madan Lal-led Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC), didn’t retain WV Raman as the pinnacle coach of the senior ladies’s crew and picked former India off-spinner Ramesh Powar for the place. Raman, who had taken over the job after the sacking of Ramesh Powar, guided India to the ultimate of Women’s T20 World Cup in 2020.All the very best @imrameshpowar with the @BCCIWomen on this spell.. Look ahead to seeing the women soar underneath your steering..— WV Raman (@wvraman) May 13, 2021
“As far as I know, Raman has said that he has always ‘believed in team being placed above everybody else, and insisted that no individual can really be a prima donna’,” a supply aware about Raman’s mail informed PTI.The 55-year-old’s letter to the 2 former captains is certain to ruffle just a few feathers on condition that it has all the time been the coaches who’ve both stepped apart or sacked following rifts with gamers. Ramesh Powar, the present coach, was sacked in 2018 from the identical place following a fallout with ODI captain Mithali Raj.The 38-year-old had accused Powar of bias after the Harmanpreet Kaur-led T20 crew dropped the veteran batter for the all-important World Cup semifinal towards England. She had additionally alleged that Powar “was out to destroy and humiliate” her. Powar had hit again asserting that Mithali “threw a lot of tantrums and created chaos in the team”.While Raman’s letter did not title anybody, it’s understood that he has spoken extensively concerning the star tradition that prevails within the crew, which he stated might be doing extra hurt than good.”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,” the supply added.Raman, it’s learnt, can also be dismayed by allegations that he was not proactive as a coach. He has recalled how he oversaw three coaching classes (for Trailblazers, Velocity and Supernovas) between 1 pm to 9 pm in humid UAE situations in the course of the Women’s T20 Challenge in 2020.”In case the president and secretary want to hear his opinion on allegations about his work ethic, he can explain.”The letter has been copied to Dravid as a result of Raman sincerely believes that he can contribute in the direction of constructing a roadmap for Indian ladies’s cricket.”When it comes to building a coaching manual or a training program for cricketers, it is the NCA which takes charge.”So if Raman has any inputs as regards to coaching modules for upcoming ladies cricketers, the very best particular person definitely is NCA head Rahul Dravid,” the supply acknowledged.