India’s women’s cricket team is going through its own Chappel vs Ganguly moment as Indian legend Mithali Raj faced off with coach Ramesh Powar.

In the latest salvo Powar shared a cryptic tweet about a quote by legendary basketballer Michael Jordan which stated: “Obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.”

"It's the darkest day of my life," said senior Indian woman cricketer Mithali Raj, responding to coach Ramesh Powar's allegations that she threatened retirement over a batting position, threw tantrums and created chaos in the side during the World T20.

Here’s how India’s cricketing fraternity including the likes of Boria Mojumdar, Harsha Bhogle, Sanjay Manjrekar, Snehal Pradhan reacted to the fiasco.

I think if the COA Vinod Rai and Diana and the CEO Rahul Johri cant stop a player of the stature of @M_Raj03 being insulted they have no right to be in their positions. Each of them should resign if they cant protect cricketers. They are for cricketers not other way round.

— Boria Majumdar (@BoriaMajumdar) November 27, 2018

.@M_Raj03 was told by the coach at the time of the toss that she isn’t playing the Semi Final. No wonder India lost. If this is the kind of politics that’s on there is little doubt Indian women’s cricket will be on a downward spiral. And the COA led by Vinod Rai is quiet.

— Boria Majumdar (@BoriaMajumdar) November 27, 2018

A national icon of the stature of @M_Raj03 has been humiliated and insulted and India was made to suffer. Will Vinod Rai and Diana Edulji act? If they don’t they have no right to stay on as Coa members. This is disgusting.

— Boria Majumdar (@BoriaMajumdar) November 27, 2018

So Mithali Raj writes an email (why is everyone calling it 'letter'; we don't do that anymore) to the BCCI, rather than venting to the press. That email is them leaked to the press.

I mean we all want women's cricket to get the same treatment as the men, but not like this.

— Snehal Pradhan (@SnehalPradhan) November 27, 2018

Feel really sorry for Mithali. Contents of her letter should not have come out. Tough week for her, the blunderous dropping from the semis and now this.

— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) November 27, 2018

Deeply disheartened by the drama playing out in our women's cricket; at a time when it is looking up like never before. This is a great opportunity being squandered. All teams have differences within, it is the job of managers to nip them in the bud.

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) November 28, 2018

The war of words, which started with Mithali alleging that Powar was out to destroy her, intensified on Wednesday when the coach, in his tour report, questioned her conduct during the tournament in the West Indies. 

India were knocked out following a semifinal loss to England, a match from which Mithali was controversially dropped despite being fit.

Mithali reacted to Powar's report by posting a brief statement on her official Twitter page on Thursday.

"I'm deeply saddened & hurt by the aspersions cast on me. My commitment to the game & 20yrs of playing for my country," she wrote.

"The hard work, sweat, in vain. Today, my patriotism doubted, my skill set questioned & all the mud slinging- it's the darkest day of my life. May god give strength," she added.

The acrimony between the senior player and the coach has shaken Indian women's cricket, which gained significant traction after the team finished runners-up in the ODI World Cup last year.

It started with Mithali accusing Powar and Committee of Administrators' member Diana Edulji of bias. She claimed that while Diana used her position against her, Powar humiliated her with his indifference in the West Indies.

Powar, after declining comment initially, submitted a 10-page tour report to the BCCI in which he detailed his version of the events that led to the breakdown.

In the nearly five-page assessment of Mithali, Powar stated that the senior player threatened to leave the tournament midway at being dropped from the opening slot despite being duly consulted before the move.

He also accused her of chasing personal milestones while ignoring the team's cause. 

"I was saddened by her attitude and it gave me an impression that Mithali Raj comes first and then India. She threw a lot of tantrums and created a lot of chaos," Powar stated in his report.

"I hope Mithali stops blackmailing, pressurising coaches and putting her interest first than the team," he said while summarising the 35-year-old batter's performance on the tour.

The 40-year-old Powar's interim tenure comes to an end on Friday.

Even though he will be free to apply for the post when fresh applications are invited, there is little chance that he will be retained owing to the ongoing controversy.