Purnima Rau

ICC Women’s World Cup 2017, Tushar Arothe interview: If we field well, we'll do well

After the India women's team convincingly beat hosts England in the 2017 World Cup opener, Firstpost sat down with coach Tushar Arothe for an exclusive chat.

ICC Women's World Cup 2017: India name well-settled team, but wicketkeeping an area of concern

The batting has been beefed up, indicating what the selectors consider the weaker aspect of India’s game. But that has come at the cost of the fast bowling department. For a tournament in England, three fast bowlers is one too few.

Women's cricket: Purnima Rau's removal as India coach highlights lack of long-term planning from BCCI

Over the last decade, being the Indian coach has been like playing a bad game of musical chairs set to trance music. This current fiasco reveals a lack of seriousness in appointing a coach

Purnima Rau replaced by Tushar Arothe as Indian women's cricket team coach

Rau said: "I have been a very successful coach and have been part of eight series wins in the past two years. Without any information or talking to me, they removed me."