Ex-India cricketer Paranjpe to coach BCA women’s team

Vadodara: The Baroda Cricket Association (BCA) on Thursday appointed former India cricketer Sunetra Paranjpe as the head coach of its women’s team. The association had appointed former India cricketer Anju Jain as the senior women’s team coach last year. But a fallout between Jain and BCA following differences over accommodation and other issues ensured that she didn’t join the association.

Paranjpe is an International Cricket Council (ICC) level 1 coach and NLP practitioner. BCA officials said Paranjpe has worked as Under-19, Under-23 and senior women’s team coach with Mumbai Cricket Association apart from a trainer of Indian railways Under-23 women’s team. A right hand batswoman and medium pacer, she was a member of Indian women’s team between 2002 and 2007 and has played in 28 one day internationals apart from three test matches.

Former Maharashtra Ranji team player Mandar Sane has also joined as the bowling coach of the Baroda women’s team. A BCCI level B coach with 10 years of coaching experience, Sane has also played for Mumbai and West Zone in the past.