Former Indian spinner Ramesh Powar has been named the head coach of Indian Women's Cricket Team. Powar has been appointed till the Women's World T20 which is scheduled to be held in November later this year.
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"The BCCI has appointed Mr. Ramesh Powar as Head Coach of the Indian Women's Team. Mr. Powar has now been handed over full time duties till 30th November 2018," the Board's secretary Amitabh Choudhary said in a statement.
He was appointed the interim coach of the side after full-time coach Tushar Arothe resigned from his position last month.
Powar's term will include a tour to Sri Lanka, a bilateral series in the West Indies in October followed by the ICC Women's World T20 in West Indies in November.
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