Amol Muzumdar has been named as the head coach of the Indian women's cricket team.

The BCCI has officially announced that former Indian domestic cricket titan Amol Muzumdar has been appointed as the head coach of the Indian women's cricket team.

After Ramesh Powar's dismissal as the head coach in December 2022, there was no head coach for the Indian Women's team. 

The team played the T20 World Cup in February, the Asian Games in September, and bilateral series without the head of the coaching staff.

Since then, Hrishikesh Kanitkar has been in the top job in an interim capacity, overseeing the team for the home T20I series against Australia in December last year, the tri-series in South Africa, the T20 World Cup earlier this year as well as the Asian Games, in which India won the gold medal, in September. 

Former India bowler Nooshin Al Khadeer was the interim head coach during the white-ball tour of Bangladesh in July.

A domestic titan, Muzumdar scored over 11,000 first-class runs in 171 matches including 30 centuries during his 21-year impressive career. 

He also featured in over 100 List A games and 14 T20 matches. He won several Ranji Trophy titles with Mumbai and later represented Assam and Andhra Pradesh. 

Amol Muzumdar said he is looking forward to working with the Indian team, terming his appointment as an honour.

“I am deeply honoured and privileged to be appointed as the Head Coach of the Indian Women’s Cricket Team. I thank the CAC and the BCCI for placing their trust in me and believing in my vision and the roadmap for Team India. 

This is a huge responsibility and I look forward to working closely with talented players and providing them with the right preparation and guidance to excel. 

The next two years are extremely important as two World Cups are scheduled in the period. Together with the coaching and support staff, we will look to tick every box and give ourselves the best chance to succeed,” Amol Muzumdar said.

Muzumdar has been an active coach since he called time on a 21-year first-class career during which he became one of the highest run-getters in the Ranji Trophy. Following 15 years with Mumbai, he moved to Assam in 2009 and later to Andhra.

After his retirement, he has coached age-group sides at the BCCI's National Cricket Academy, has been at the helm for Mumbai, and has been part of the coaching staff at Rajasthan Royals in the IPL, and with South Africa during their tour of India in 2019.