India Women Cricket Coach: Amol Muzumdar likely to replace Ramesh Powar, Hrishikesh Kanitkar to go back to U19 setup, Follow LIVE Updates

India Women Cricket Coach: Former Mumbai captain Amol Muzumdar is the frontrunner to replace Hrishikesh Kanitkar as the full-time coach of India Women’s Cricket Team. Kanitkar was the batting coach and filled in as the head coach after Ramesh Powar was moved to the National Cricket Academy (NCA) as the spin-bowling consultant just a month before the World Cup earlier this year. Kanitkar will move back to India men’s U19 & India A setup. Follow India Cricket Live Updates on InsideSport.IN.

Amol Muzumdar led Mumbai to Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy last season. However, he chose not to renew his contract. Instead, he has applied for the India women’s coach role. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah announced last month that Harmanpreet Kaur & Co will get a full-time coach soon. Subsequently, BCCI invited applications for the same.

“We will soon issue advertisements for various positions for Team India (Senior Women) support staff. Best coaches will be roped in to help our players realise their full potential and achieve excellence on and off the field,” Jay Shah said in a tweet.

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Amol Muzumdar guided Mumbai to Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy last season

India Women Cricket Coach selection criteria:

• Should have represented India or any national team
• Should at least hold NCA Level ‘C’ certification
• Or a coaching certification from a reputed organization/Institute
• Should play a minimum of 50 First Class matches.
• Having experience of coaching an international team for a season is a bonus.
• Additional points for coaching a T20 franchise for a minimum of two seasons.

While Muzumdar never played for India, he is considered one of the finest cricketers of India. The former Mumbai batter played 171 First Class matches for Mumbai, Andhra and Assam scoring 11,167 runs at an average of 48.13. He also had 30 centuries and 60 half-centuries.

Ramesh Powar was moved to the NCA as spin bowling coach in December

In terms of coaching experience, apart from the Mumbai coaching role, Muzumdar has been part of Rajasthan Royals in IPL. He has also coached at the NCA. He was also a batting consultant for the South Africa team in 2019 when Proteas toured India.

However, he will be under the spotlight as the BCCI had to change three coaches after differences with the women cricketers. Ramesh Powar’s contract was not renewed after the first term while Tushar Arothe also had to vacate his seat in 2018. Ramesh Powar did return for a brief period but was moved out again just a month before the World Cup.

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