MUMBAI: Former India off-spinner and ex-India women’s team coach Ramesh Powar has become the head coach of the Gujarat senior team for the forthcoming domestic season, TOIhas learnt.
According to a reliable source, the decision to appoint Powar was taken by the Cricket Advisory Committee of the Gujarat Cricket Association, which includes former India wicketkeeper Parthiv Patel.
Powar has had two stints as the head coach of the Indian women’s team. In his second stint, he was the side’s head coach from May 2021 to December 2023, before he was moved to the BCCI’s National Cricket Academy as a spin-bowling coach just before the home T20I series against Australia in December. In March 2021, he coached Mumbai to the Vijay Hazare Trophy title.
Former First-Class cricketer Mukund Parmar was the Gujarat coach last season.
Powar is the second former Mumbai cricketer to coach a domestic team this season. Ex-wicketkeeper Sulakshan Kulkarni is coaching Tamil Nadu, while Amol Muzumdar is in the race to coach Baroda.
The 45-year-old Powar played for India between 2004 and 2007 and picked up six wickets in two Tests and 34 scalps in 31 ODIs.
In the past, former India and Mumbai leg-spinner Sairaj Bahutule has coached Gujarat.