By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR/CUTTACK: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Odisha Cricket Association President Pankaj Lochan Mohanty and Mines Ministry Navaratna CPSU, NALCO, have congratulated Indian Batsman, Shiv Sundar Das on being chosen as Batting Coach of Indian Women’s Cricket Team.
“Congratulations Shiv Sunder Das on being appointed as Batting Coach of the Indian Women’s Cricket Team. May the team flourish under his mentorship and bring laurels for the country,” Naveen Patnaik tweeted @Naveen_Odisha.
“I congratulated Shiv Sundar and we all in OCA and entire Odisha feel proud for this,” said OCA President and MGM Minerals Limited Chairman, Pankaj Lochan Mohanty. OCA President Moahnty hoped that Shiv Sundar’s achievement will encourage many sports talents in Odisha.
“Proud moment for Odisha and the Cricketing Fraternity.Gutsy former India opener Shiv Sundar Das has been appointed the batting coach of the Indian women’s team for the tour of England#odishacricket #indianwomenteam #BCCI,” Odisha Cricket Association tweeted @cricket_odisha.
“We extend our warmest congratulations & best wishes to the gutsy former Indian opener@ShivSundarDas02, who is also a proud NALCOnian, on his new role as the Batting Coach of the Women’s cricket team. We wish him the very best in his new assignment,” NALCO tweeted @NALCO_India.
“Many congratulations to #Odisha’s Shiv Sunder Das for being appointed as the Batting coach of Indian women’s cricket team. Wish him the best for his tenure. @cricket_odisha@BCCI@cricbuzz,” Odisha Sports tweeted @sports_odisha.
Shiv Sunder Das has been appointed as the batting coach of the Indian women’s team. The former India opener, a known hand in India’s women’s cricket set-up, was a last minute pick and was learnt to have been recommended by Indian Cricket head Rahul Dravid. The 43-year-old Das will now travel to England where the women’s team will play one Test, three ODIs and as many Twenty20 Internationals.
Das, who was attached to the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bangalore, had been associated with the women’s cricket as the head coach of the India A and Emerging women’s sides and had toured Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Australia in 2019-2020. Many members of the current side, including Priya Punia, Deepti Sharma, Jemimah Rodrigues and Shafali Verma had played under him in these tours.
