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Harmanpreet Kaur, the captain of the Indian women’s cricket team, denied any feud with Ramesh Powar, who was fired as head coach with less than two months until the T20 World Cup.
In a re-enactment of the 2018 saga, when Powar was fired as head coach after clashing with then-captain Mithali Raj, the former India spinner was demoted to the National Cricket Academy, reportedly at Harmanpreet’s request.
Harmanpreet, on the other hand, categorically denied the reports of a rift, calling it a “decision” made by the BCCI.
“Well, it’s nothing like that. I’ve always enjoyed working with Ramesh sir whenever I got an opportunity. We have learnt a lot from him and grown as a team,” she said on the eve of their five-match T20I series against Australia.
“It’s the BCCI’s decision who’s moved to NCA. He will work there as the spin coach, and whenever we’ll go to NCA, Ramesh sir is always available.” The board has now roped in Hrishikesh Kanitkar as the batting coach of the team and he will be at the helm for the series against Australia.
In the ‘right hands’
Former India all-rounder Kanitkar led the team to victory in Sri Lanka, and Harmanpreet said he’s the “apt candidate” for the job and that the team is in good hands.
“We had a very good experience with him when we were in Sri Lanka,” she said, praising his “calmness.”
“He was always available whenever it’s needed. He brings a lot of experience to the team. We are only looking forward and how we proceed further. We are in right hands. We are fully okay with whatever the decision BCCI is taking.
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“He’s very calm. We needed someone who can give that calmness on the field. You would have seen that in the past at a crucial time, the girls need that support, someone who can guide with calmness and tell us what and how to do with some clear thoughts. We had experienced that in Sri Lanka.”
“It would have been difficult if it was a new coach, but we have already worked with Hrishi sir.
“I don’t think there will be any problem. If a new coach would have come we would have to explain a lot of things, how we are working.
“He already knew the type of work we were doing. I don’t think there would be any major changes.” “When we got to know that he’s coming on board, the team got a lot positivity because we really liked the way he worked with us in Sri Lanka.”
“We discussed with him how to achieve our targets and we spoke about setting those small targets. He helped us in terms of how to execute plans.”
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