Alison Mitchell asks why female coaches are being overlooked in favour of males with first-class backgrounds

Alison Mitchell

Two months out from this summer’s Women’s World Cup staged in England, India have had a sudden and acrimonious change of coach. Purnima Rau, the former India women’s captain, has been sacked and replaced by former Baroda batsman Tushar Arothe, after senior players demanded they be coached by a man.
Whilst the World Twenty20 2016 on home soil was particularly disappointing for India, they have been on a roll in 50-over cricket, winning their last 1...