Former India women's cricket coach Tushar Arothe has been arrested in Vadodara in connection with betting in the Indian Premier League. Arothe was forced to resign as the Indian coach last year after alleged differences with senior players in the side.

Tushar Arothe was the coach when Mithali Raj's Indian team reached the World Cup final in England in 2017. However, he had to step down after the BCCI received complaints from senior players, more specifically T20 skipper Harmanpreet Kaur, about his training methods.

On Tuesday, news agency ANI reported Arothe was arrested.

"We arrested Tushar Arothe along with 18 other persons during a raid at a cafe. Their phones and vehicles have been seized," JS Jadeja, DCP Crime Branch was quoted as saying by ANI.

In 2018, Arothe was furious after he had to resign as coach.

"If students start deciding on the syllabus and course curriculum when there is a teacher, I don't think it's a great thing. Similarly, if you start removing coaches merely on the basis of allegations from the players, then you are setting a bad precedent," Arothe had told news agency PTI in a no-holds-barred interview.

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