Former off-spinner and women’s team coach Ramesh Powar has been named India A bowling coach for the upcoming series against South Africa A.
“He has been appointed only for the South Africa A series,” a BCCI official said on Tuesday.
Powar, who played two Tests and 31 ODIs for India, was embroiled in a controversy late last year after he fell out with senior women’s team player Mithali Raj when he was the head coach.
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Powar had reapplied for the same position but the Cricket Advisory Committee headed by 1983 World Cup winning captain Kapil Dev chose W V Raman as his successor.
India A will be playing two four day games and a five match unofficial ‘ODI’ series against South Africa A.
The one-day series will be played in Thiruvananthapuram beginning from Thursday.