We are professional enough to move on: Ramesh Powar

Indian women’s team head coach Ramesh Powar has said that he and the skipper Mithali Raj wants to work towards the betterment of the team. “I would like to stop the speculation (on) what is happening. We interacted well, otherwise I wouldn’t have come into the women’s cricket,’ Powar said.

“I don’t think we are going to go back on small things where we are professional enough to move on and everyone should move on,” he added. 

The Indian team will be playing a one-off Test against England during their tour to UK and the former off-spinner has said that it is a good opportunity for everyone to take women’s cricket to another level. 

“This is a great opportunity for me, Mithali, for the whole group, to take women’s cricket to another level, where the BCCI is supporting us.”

Mithali herself emphasised on focusing more on the game and leaving the past behind. “Can we move on from that? Because it has been three years, we are in 2021, we should be looking forward to many more series and if we need to get behind the past,” the captain said. 

Apart from the one-off Test, India will also play a three-match ODI series and as many T20Is. 


 

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