Former India spinner Ramesh Powar was on Tuesday named head coach of the women’s national team till the ICC World T20, scheduled to be held in November.
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 Ramesh Powar as Head Coach of the Indian Women’s Team. Powar has now been handed over full time duties till 30th November, 2018,” the Board’s secretary Amitabh Choudhary said in a statement.
The 40-year-old was appointed interim coach last month after the resignation of Tushar Arothe.