WV Raman shoots brutal mail to Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid following India women coach snub

WV Raman is a former Indian cricketer who was the coach of the Indian women team between 2018-21 before losing the job to Romesh Powar. He is reportedly unhappy with the snub and feels that there might be a smear campaign against him.

Former Indian cricketer WV Raman, who was the coach of the Indian women team between 2018-21 before losing it to Romesh Powar, is reportedly unhappy with his snub. According to him, it might be a case of foul play.

A few days back, the Board of Control for Cricket in India's Cricket Advisory Committee decided not to retain Raman for the role, despite the side having performed decently under him. Following the drop, Raman has alleged to Sourav Ganguly (BCCI president) and Rahul Dravid (National Cricket Academy head coach) that there might be a smear campaign against him, as he fired a harsh mail to both.

"I presume you might have been told different views about my style of functioning and work ethic. Whether those views conveyed to the officials of the BCCI had any impact on my candidature is of no consequence now. What is important is that the smear campaign seems to have gained some unwarranted traction with some BCCI officials, which needs to be halted permanently. I am prepared to give an explanation should you or any of the office bearers require it," Raman's mail read, reports PTI.

"If I were to be rejected due to my incompetency as a coach, there is no argument on a judgment call at all. But, what will be extremely disconcerting is if my candidature was rejected due to any other reasons. Especially if it was due to allegations from people who were more focused on achieving their personal objectives at the expense of the overall hygiene and welfare of the Indian women's team and the pride of the country," he added.

Raman did not mention any name in his mail. However, he indicated that the star-power culture that exists in the team is not the right team and is hurting the side.

"If some people in the system have been highly accommodative to the extent of being seemingly obsequious to an accomplished performer for years on end - and if that performer feels constrained to adhere to the culture - then I would leave it to you to decide if the coach was asking for too much. In a coaching career spanning 20 years, I have always created a culture in which the team always comes first and insisted on no individual overriding either the game or the team," he continued.

Raman has urged Ganguly and Dravid to look into the issue at the earliest, as failing to do so would only aid his alleged wrong culture in the team. Furthermore, he is open to providing his insights to help change the culture within the group, provided both Ganguly and Dravid are willing to listen to him.

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