A very big player for India, I think Romesh did not handle the situation and created chaos by not including Mithali Raj in Playing 11, A Super Star. Bossism by Powar.
I think the best player should be included and then the outcome should speak for itself. Ramesh Powar could make his point after the outcome. This time he is on a loose wicket !
Mithali has contributed so much to Indian Women's Cricket. She deserved respectful treatment from the Captain and Coach. The whole episode gave an impression to be well planned and disdainfully executed.In all the recent World Cup matches her place in the team should have been a certainty based on her past track record. Sachin would not have been this kind of a treatment .
Mithali Raj reminds me of Javed Miandad, not a great hitter of the cricket ball but enough talent to take the team to victory. Dropping such a player at the crucial stage of the World Cup is dishonest to the Nation. Cricketers must think of the Nation first and do their duty for the mother-land rather than settling their own score.
What would have happened if Tendulkar was dropped in semi finals or finals on the same ground .Ramesh powar must be fined and thrown out of cricket forever for his ghastly acts.
TO WIN MATCH FOR INDIA WAS MOST IMP THAN ANYTHING.IT WAS IMP MATCH. ABSOLUTELY WRONG TO DROP HER.CAPTAIN SHOULD HAVE STRONGLY OPPOSE THIS DECISION.OTHER ISSUES CAN BE DISCUSSED LATER ON. JUST LIKE DHONI HER EXPERIENCE WAS SO IMP FOR TEAM
You have RAVI SHANKAR SHASTRI (caps for emphasis) as the India (Men's Coach) and you have this Ramesh Powar as Women's Coach. His credentials as a player are below par. Given the Indian women's position, getting to semi-finals and finals, you would think a good coach would have worked to see that the team raises its game to take the final prize, in every tournament.