WV Raman writes to Sourav Ganguly, slams prima donna culture

Ousted Indian womenrsquos cricket team coach WV Raman has written to BCCI president Sourav Ganguly alleging that there is a ldquoprima donna culturerdquo in the national team and it needs to changeIn the mail that has also been marked to National Cricket Academy NCA head Rahul Dravid Raman has also offered to present a roadmap for womenrsquos cricket in the country if askedTeam first attitudeIn a surprising move the former India Test player was not retained as the head coach of the senior womenrsquos team by the Cricket Advisory Committee CAC which picked Ramesh Powar for the top job Ramanrsquos major achievements included a runnersup finish for the side at the womenrsquos T20 World Cup last yearWV Raman PicAFPldquoAs far as I know Raman has said that he has always lsquobelieved in team being placed above everybody else and insisted that no individual can really be a prima donnarsquordquo a source privy to Ramanrsquos mail told PTIThe stylish former lefthanderrsquos crisp letter to the two former captains is sure to ruffle a few feathers given that it has always been the coaches who have either stepped aside or sacked following fallouts with players most notably ODI captain Mithali Raj While Ramanrsquos letter didnrsquot name anyone it is understood that he has spoken extensively about the star culture that prevails in the team which he said is probably doing more harm than goodIntervention neededWhile repeated calls to Raman went unanswered a source in the know of things did admit that a mail to both Ganguly and Dravid has gone out It is learnt that Raman has written about certain individuals who need to place the team above self ldquoRaman has asked Dada Ganguly that if a past accomplished performer feels constrained by this culture then he Ganguly as a former India captain should take a call on this matter whether the coach is asking for too muchrdquo the source addedRaman it is learnt is dismayed by allegations that he is not proactive as a coach He has recalled how he oversaw three training sessions for Trailblazers Velocity and Supernovas between 1 pm to 9 pm in humid UAE conditions during the last T20 challengeldquoIn case the president and secretary want to hear his opinion on allegations about his work ethic he can explainrdquo The letter has been copied to Dravid because Raman sincerely believes that he can contribute towards building a roadmap for Indian womenrsquos cricketAlso ReadLook foward to see womens team soar under your guidance Raman to PowarThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever