Drama unfolded after India lost the ICC Women’s World T20 semifinal against England with their senior-most player and former captain Mithali Raj excluded from the squad in the crucial fixture. With the decision already being questioned by fans and critics, Mithali came out and accused BCCI Committee of Administrators (CoA) member and former player Diana Edulji of bias and slammed then coach Ramesh Powar for humiliating her.
She also narrated a series of instances where she had felt slighted by the coach. “My issues with the coach started immediately as we landed in the West Indies. At first there were small signs that his behaviour towards me was unfair and discriminatory. For instance, walking off if I am sitting anywhere around, watching in the nets when others bat but choosing to walk away when I am batting in nets, if I try to go up to him to talk to start looking into his phone and keep walking. It was embarrassing and very evident to everyone that I was being humiliated. Yet I never lost my cool,” she said.