Always enjoyed working with Ramesh sir: Harmanpreet Kaur

Indian womens cricket team skipper Harmanpreet Kaur on Thursday denied any fallout with Ramesh Powar who has been sacked as the head coach with less than two months to go for the T20 World CupIn a repeat of the 2018 saga when Powar was replaced as the head coach after being at loggerheads with then captain Mithali Raj the former India spinner once again faced the axe and was shunted to the National Cricket Academy reportedly on request of HarmanpreetHarmanpreet however categorically denied the reports of rift and termed it a decision taken by the BCCIWell its nothing like that Ive always enjoyed working with Ramesh sir whenever I got an opportunity We have learnt a lot from him and grown as a team she said on the eve of their fivematch T20I series against AustraliaIts the BCCIs decision whos moved to NCA He will work there as the spin coach and whenever well go to NCA Ramesh sir is always availableThe board has now roped in Hrishikesh Kanitkar as the batting coach of the team and he will be at the helm for the series against AustraliaIn right handsFormer India allrounder Kanitkar was in charge when they won a series in Sri Lanka and Harmanpreet said hes the apt candidate for the job and that the team is in the right handsHailing his calmness she said We had a very good experience with him when we were in Sri LankaHe was always available whenever its needed He brings a lot of experience to the team We are only looking forward and how we proceed further We are in right hands We are fully okay with whatever the decision BCCI is takingAlso readHarmanpreet Kaur to lead Team India against Australia in T20I seriesHes very calm We needed someone who can give that calmness on the field You would have seen that in the past at a crucial time the girls need that support someone who can guide with calmness and tell us what and how to do with some clear thoughts We had experienced that in Sri LankaShe further said the team was very excited when they got to know that Kanitkar was coming on boardIt would have been difficult if it was a new coach but we have already worked with Hrishi sirI dont think there will be any problem If a new coach would have come we would have to explain a lot of things how we are workingHe already knew the type of work we were doing I dont think there would be any major changesWhen we got to know that hes coming on board the team got a lot positivity because we really liked the way he worked with us in Sri LankaShe recalled how Kanitkar played an important role in the series win in Sri Lanka after the 50over World Cup debacle earlier this yearWe discussed with him how to achieve our targets and we spoke about setting those small targets He helped us in terms of how to execute plansThere were times on that tour when we lost early wickets but we bounced back and scored big totals He helped us in understanding how to bat in those circumstancesPay equity a huge motivationThe Indian skipper also spoke on the BCCIs decision to bring in pay equity which means the centrallycontracted men and women players would get the same match feeAs per the new policy the women players will now get Rs 15 lakh per Test Rs 6 lakh for an ODI and Rs 3 lakh for a T20I The new pay structure will come into effect from the series against AustraliaIts an outstanding decision taken by the BCCI Equal pay is something that brings a lot of motivation to the current players and the upcoming starsIt gives a lot of responsibility we know many people are watching us whenever we go out and play We want to give our 100 per centDefinitely this was the first step Im sure there would be many more to come Im sure the BCCI must be thinking about equal pay in domestic cricket as well Harmanpreet saidDomestic cricket is very important Now the Womens IPL is coming and all those things will be important for domestic cricketers There is money involved and with that we will get a lot of good domestic matches Things will come to you We just need to performNext target a global titleHarmanpreet said their main objective is to win an ICC global title which has been missing from their trophy cabinetWe have to play good cricket now taking a lot of responsibility as a team Every tournament we are reaching finals but we are yet to win that big trophy But the way we are playing a lot of things have changed in the countrySneh Rana has been ignored for the series but the Indian captain said shes still on the radar and can make a comeback with a good show in the domestic circuitThe members of the team have performed well especially the new girls have done well in the domestic circuit Anjali took the highest wickets and then other players have done really well selections depend on your performanceRana and others are good players whenever they perform they will come back she concludedIndia will play the first two T20Is at the DY Patil stadium on December 9 and 11 before moving to CCI for the remaining three fixtures on December 14 17 and 20The series will be a good preparation for the T20 World Cup in South Africa starting February 10This 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