Ramesh Rajaram Powar (born 20 May 1978) is a former Indian

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. Powar was selected in 2000 for the first intake of the

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. and again he was named as India women's cricket team coach in 2021 June. 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. "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.

Playing career

Powar was a consistent performer in domestic cricket for many seasons and was crucial to

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success in the 2002–03 season. Powar played first class cricket for 16 years Powar played for

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in the

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, signed as a late replacement for the injured

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in July 2005. He scored 325 league runs at 32.5 in ten games and took 25 wickets at 21 apiece. He was first selected in the Indian squad for their tour of Pakistan. He did not return to the ODI side again until early 2006. His recall came on the back of 63 domestic wickets for 2005–06. It was the second season in a row that he had taken over 50 wickets. However, in January 2007, he was dropped from the squad because of injury and

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returned as the second spinner in the lead up to the

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. But his poor fielding skills paved the way for his exclusion from the Indian team. In May 2008, he made his IPL debut for the

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and picked up a wicket in the very first over he bowled. He represented

in the first three seasons of the IPL. He represented the defunct

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franchise in the IPL in 2011. He played for

in 2012. In 2013, after representing

for 14 first-class seasons he shifted to

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where he had a poor season. He took 10 wickets at 62.20 from six matches. But in 2014, Powar became the first player of

to move out as

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was suspended by BCCI. He joined

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for next season. In November 2015, Powar announced that he would retire from all forms of cricket following the conclusion of the

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. He has been appointed as the head coach of India women's cricket team on an interim basis. As per a report in The Indian Express, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has asked him to oversee the camp to be held in Bengaluru from 25 July to 3 August. In February 2021, he was appointed as Mumbai team's head coach for the Vijay Hazare Trophy. Ramesh Powar appointed as the head coach of the Indian women’s cricket team. The cricket governing body released an official statement in this regard.

Personal life

He is an alumnus of

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of Science, Commerce and Arts in

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. His brother Kiran Powar also played cricket and is current under-19s coach of

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Controversies

In 2018 Women World Cup, Ramesh got into a dispute with batter

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, and as a consequence of that she was not allowed to play in the semifinal. Many fans of the Indian team cited this incident as the reason for the team's poor showing at the World Cup.

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