BCCI announced the appointment of Amol Muzumdar as the new India women’s team coach. Notably, the position has been vacant since December last year when Ramesh Pawar left the position.

• Muzumdar is a reputed first-class player who has scored 11,167 domestic runs in 171 matches, but never got the chance to play for India.
• Muzumdar represented Mumbai and won several Ranji titles. He also played for Assam and Andhra Pradesh.
• Muzumdar, who is presently, commentating for the ICC World Cup 2023, has taken up several coaching roles in the past.
• He was Rajasthan Royals’ batting coach and even took up an interim role for the South Africa national cricket team during their tour of India in 2013. The 48-year-old was the head coach of Mumbai till the 2022-23 season.