Purnima Rau

Over the past decade, the BCCI has played musical chairs with successive chief coaches of the women's cricket team. Since 2014, when former skipper Purnima Rau was brought in, three others — Tushar Arothe, WV Raman and Ramesh Powar – have also coached the side.

And the day has arrived! After 20 years and 261 days former India skipper and pace spearhead Jhulan Goswami will play her last international match against England at Lords on Saturday. Tributes have been pouring in from teammates, former colleagues and players from abroad. While former India women's cricket team coach WV Raman said, Jhulan’s madness is what makes her a very special player, former India skipper Anjum Chopra felt Jhulan’s discipline has been the defining factor in her prolonged career.

Former Indian skipper Shantha Rangaswa may criticised the BCCI following reports of national women's coach Purnima Rau being replaced by former Baroda cricketer Tushar Arothe two months before the World Cup which begins in England on June 24.

As Mithali Raj and her girls battled for the World Cup honour at Lord's, Purnima Rau - former India skipper and coach of the team until two months before the premier event - watched the proceedings on television at her farmhouse some 45 kms from Hyderabad.

On March 12, this Hyderabadi sportswoman scaled a new peak by crossing the 10,000-run mark in international cricket. Mithali’s 10,001 includes 663 in 10 Tests, 6974 in 212 one-day Internationals and 2,364 in 89 T20’s. “When you play for so long obviously you go through different milestones, this being one of them. I have not really given much of a thought to any of the milestones,” Mithali said, after achieving the rare feat.

HYDERABAD: Star-studded South Central Railway annexed the Ghulam Ahmed Memorial Trophy by scoring a 141-run victory over APWCA Rest XI on the last day of their two-day match at the Celebrity Club ground on Sunday.

Former India captain, Purnima Rau, consultant with the ACA and coach of its women’s team, termed the allegations as baseless and announced her decision to sever ties with the ACA.

Former India spinners Sunil Joshi and Ramesh Powar will be among 20 candidates to be interviewed for the role of the women's cricket coach in Mumbai on Friday.

India may have lost in the World Cup final but the women in blue have won over numerous fans

Purnima Rau – former India women cricket captain and coach – has known a number of dismissals in her 35 years in the sport. The 50-year-old Hyderabadi, who was sacked as national coach after guiding the side through the qualifying competition, told TOI that she now seeks solace in her farm land.

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Chasing the mammoth target of 251 for a win, debutante Bangladesh were bowled out for a paltry 68 in 30.2 overs.

With just four days left before Hyderabad take on Punjab in the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 tournament in Chandigarh on November 8, the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) officials were finally able to cobble together the Senior Selection Committee.

India opener Smriti Mandhana maintained her pole position while ODI skipper Mithali Raj remained fifth in the latest ICC ODI Players' Ranking issued on Monday.

Former chief selector Hemlata Kala is among five female candidates who have applied to become the Indian women's team's head coach, a position that has been held by men since 2017.

The Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) is in a perennial crisis. The latest trouble to hit the association is that there is no Senior Selection Committee to select the team for the Vijay Hazare Trophy, which commences on September 24.