The Indian Board has made a change to the women's cricket team's support staff. Hrishikesh Kanitkar has been named as batting coach while Ramesh Powar will leave the head coach post.
Skipper Mithali Raj and Harmanpreet Kaur have already spoken about Bavare has helped them turn it around during difficult phases.
Mandhana was head and shoulders above all her batting colleagues during an otherwise disappointing series against Australia which India lost 5-11 on a multiple-format point count.
Indian women will commence their Australia tour with a three-match ODI series beginning September 19, which will be followed by the historic pink-ball Test followed by three T20Is.
Indian women's cricket team coach Ramesh Powar said an 'ideological change' is needed for the side to transform into a 'fearless unit' in white-ball games.
The former India off-spinner was back at the helm after being removed in 2018 when India lost their T20 World Cup semi-final against England in the West Indies and the acrimony between the coach and captain came to the fore.
Powar, a former off-spinner, will be in charge of the senior women's team.
Powar's major challenge will be to prepare the team for the ODI World Cup in New Zealand next year.
Out of 35 applications, eight India internationals were shortlisted for interviews, which included four men and four women.
Domestic giants Mumbai clinched their fourth Vijay Hazare title on Sunday after beating Uttar Pradesh in the final.
Former Indian cricketer Ramesh Powar has been selected as the bowling coach for India A for the upcoming five-match one-day series against South Africa A.
The Indian women's team was at the centre of a huge controversy after its semi-final exit in the T20 World Cup in the West Indies.
The high-profile short-list which will be interviewed by an ad-hoc panel comprising ex-India players Kapil Dev, Anshuman Gaekwad and Shantha Rangaswamy.
Harmanpreet and Smriti have already said that they want Powar to continue while Mithali is against his return.
In a letter to Rai, COA member Edulji said Powar should be given an extension at least till the New Zealand tour.
On Monday, things became more dramatic with Harmanpreet throwing her weight behind the former spinner.
Harmanpreet and Smriti have made it clear that Powar alone wasn't behind Mithali's omission from the semifinal playing XI.
It is understood that the BCCI doesn't want a repeat of the kind of bickering witnessed between Powar and star player Mithali following the Indian team's semifinal exit from the ICC Women's World T20 in the West Indies.
After Ramesh Powar's departure, it remains to be seen how T20 captain Harmanpreet Kaur and ODI captain Mithali Raj bury their differences.
Even though Powar will be free to apply for the post, there is little chance that he will be retained as his player management skills have come under the scanner due to this incident.
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