Harmanpreet, Mandhana write to Bcci, as they want to Ramesh Powar to continue as coach.

Harmanpreet, Mandhana write to Bcci, as they want to Ramesh Powar to continue as coach.

Mithali Raj and HarmanpreetKaurr.

Indian t20 skipper and vice-captain come out to support Ramesh Powar and they want to continue him as a coach, both write similar lines to Bcci on Monday.

"I am writing to bring it under your notice that how tremendously our team has gone under positive changes in the past few months and has set a benchmark in the world's top teams. Our defeat in the semi-finals was very disheartening and it brings us all to feel more miserable to see how the controversies have stained our image and questioned the entire cricket fraternity," wrote Harmanpreet in an email published by Hindustan Times.

"(sic) Ramesh Powar not only improved us as players but did motivate us to set targets and challenge our own limits. He has changed the faced (sic) of Indian women's cricket team both technically and strategically. He has inculcated in us the sense of winning. 

"The decision was entirely based on the cricketing logic and observations from the past. Keeping in mind the need of the hour, me, Smriti, selector Sudha Shah, and the coach together in the presence of our manager felt that we should go ahead with the winning combination," the letter further added before urging the BCCI to allow Powar to continue as coach.

"Cutting the conversation short, I, as the T20 captain and ODI vice-captain is appealing before you to allow Powar to further continue as our team coach. There are hardly 15 months for the next T20 World Cup and a month to go for the New Zealand tour. The way he has transformed us into a team, I feel no reason to replace him."

Mandhana also writes similar lines to harmanpreet's as she added Bcci needs to address the raj-powar situation and solve it to stop affecting the team.

The letter sent by Harmanpreet and Mandhana reached the BCCI on Monday evening and a decision on it is still pending.