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Purnima Rau
Mon, August 13 2018
Virat Kohli’s coach Rajkumar Sharma amongst candidates shortlisted for India Women’s coach position
Rajkumar Sharma is one of the six members shortlisted including Mamatha Maben, Sunil Joshi, Ramesh Powar, Atul Bedade and Sanath Kumar
Sat, July 14 2018
Former India Women’s coach Purnima Rau calls for accountability from administrators
Purnima Rau said that it is time for administrators to sit across the table and sort out the issues created due to "sacking of coaches after short stints”
Mon, July 24 2017
Purnima Rau: Mithali Raj was ‘overburdened as a batter when I started as coach
Former India coach Purnima Rau commented that the team, which now boasts of many talented batters like Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana and others, had looked over-dependent on captain Mithali Raj for batting when she started her journey as coach.
Sat, April 22 2017
Purnima Rau: Diana Edulji’s appointment in CoA hinted my days as India Women’s coach were numbered
Purnima Rau quit the Railways team in 1993-94 after differences between her and Diana Edulji crept up.
Fri, April 21 2017
Purnima Rau sacked as Indian Women team’s coach; Tushar Arothe named replacement
Under Purnima Rau, India went on to win the ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier earlier this year in Sri Lanka by beating South Africa in a final-ball thriller in the finale and also recorded their first-ever bilateral series win in Australia in January 2016.
Wed, April 19 2017
Purnima Rau, Nooshin Al Khadeer, Rajani Venugopal: Your stars, Hyderabad’s champions, my memories
I was very lucky to have been part of Hyderabad teams that have had some wonderful coaches, who not only knew the intricacies of the sport but also understood our individual strengths and weaknesses. Purnima Rau, Rajani Venugopal and Nooshin Al Khadeer were three of the best!
Tue, January 14 2014
Mithali Raj retained as captain for Indian eves’ home series against Sri Lanka
the Indian eves, led by Mithali Raj, will play in an ODI and T20 series against Sri Lanka.