Mithali Raj threatened to retire if she couldn't open - Ramesh Powar
The drama surrounding Mithali Raj has taken another twist with head coach Ramesh Powar stating in an official report to the BCCI that the player had threatened to pull out of the Women's World T20 and announce her retirement if she was not allowed to open. Powar has also said Raj, who is India's ODI captain, should stop "blackmailing and pressurising" coaches and putting her interests ahead of the team's.
These revelations are part of the coach's appraisal of India's performance in the Caribbean, where they lost in the semi-final against England. Raj was omitted from that match, triggering the controversy. On Wednesday, Powar met BCCI CEO Rahul Johri and the board's head of cricket operations Saba Karim before e-mailing his final report to the pair.
It was as explosive as the letter Raj herself had sent to Johri and Karim earlier this week accusing the coach of "humiliating" her and threatening to "destroy" her career.
These revelations are part of the coach's appraisal of India's performance in the Caribbean, where they lost in the semi-final against England. Raj was omitted from that match, triggering the controversy. On Wednesday, Powar met BCCI CEO Rahul Johri and the board's head of cricket operations Saba Karim before e-mailing his final report to the pair.
It was as explosive as the letter Raj herself had sent to Johri and Karim earlier this week accusing the coach of "humiliating" her and threatening to "destroy" her career.
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