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India coach Gautam Gambhir speaks during a team huddle on Day 5 of the 2nd Test between India and South Africa at ACA Stadium, Guwahati. (Photo: CREIMAS for BCCI)

A team in transition need good wickets to gain confidence: WV Raman

November 28, 2025 9:44 am

Former India Test batsman WV Raman, who became a coach, believes too many all rounders in a Test team can result in confusion about who to slot where

Former India head coach WV Raman revealed that he had an "embrace with death" after suffering a severe allergic reaction. (BCCI)

Former India head coach WV Raman recounts near-death experience: 'Mild allergy culminated in anaphylactic shock!'

January 17, 2025 8:47 pm

What started off as a mild allergy turned out to be a nightmarish near-death experience for former India women's team head coach WV Raman in Chennai in the first week of January before resuming his commentary duties for the India-Ireland series.

Pitch problems: Not just Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli (pictured), the liked of Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sarfaraz Khan also could not deal with the spin-friendly tracks in the 0-3 home debacle against New Zealand. (Express Photo by Amit Chakravarty)

Pitch debate: After debacle against NZ, WV Raman says give Ranji-type pitches for home Tests

November 06, 2024 8:24 am

Former opener says tracks for Tests have no similarity to surfaces in domestic cricket, Sivaramakrishnan advises batsmen to play off backfoot

Why is Shubman Gill’s Test average not good? ’Rapid sideways trigger and bottom-hand domination’, says WV Raman

July 26, 2023 8:35 am

Former India opener reckons the bottom-hand dominated pick-up of the bat poses problems to Gill against incoming deliveries and the trigger movement affects his balance

If they think it's end of Cheteshwar Pujara, he could've been given better exit: WV Raman slams selectors

July 01, 2023 4:25 pm

Sunil Gavaskar had also recently asked selectors to explain the criteria of dropping Pujara, while others who failed has been kept in the squad.

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Research needed to help women athletes during menstrual cycles: Jhulan Goswami

August 22, 2022 7:17 am

Jhulan, set to retire at Lord’s in September, talks about difficulties women face during menstrual cycles in competitions.

Old stalwart Laxmi Ratan Shukla to be Bengal coach, WV Raman batting coach

July 26, 2022 7:58 am

Laxmi Ratan Shukla, who played three ODIs, 137 first-class games and 141 List A matches, has been in charge of the Bengal U-23 team.

Rahul Dravid, WV Raman, Indian cricket team coach

'Will Rahul Dravid be comfortable with the idea that it’s okay to lose, in trying to win?'

November 14, 2021 8:42 am

The Long Read: Former opener, NCA batting coach and women's head coach WV Raman offers insights into what the coaching stint of the much-revered Rahul Dravid could look like, as a new much-anticipated era of consolidation of Indian cricket begins

WV Raman Effect: Neetu David's selection panel, CAC members Lal and Naik under scanner

May 14, 2021 3:07 pm

Raman, who successfully coached the women's team to T20 World Cup final in Australia and is widely acknowledged as one of the best Indian coaches, was removed by Lal and Naik's CAC, which reinstated Ramesh Powar, who was removed from the same post in 2018.