# Ramesh Powar to coach Australia U-19 spinners for four days 2026-09-20T23:31:53+00:00 | Sports | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Former India off-spinner Ramesh Powar has joined the Australia Under-19 team as a short-term spin consultant ahead of their youth ODI series against India. Powar spent four days with the squad from Sunday, including Wednesday's final match. "Cricket Australia approached me quite a few months back," he told both The Hindu and The Times of India, adding it was a prior commitment. Powar, a former India women's head coach and Gujarat's head coach for the last three seasons, has also applied for the chairman of the BCCI junior selection committee. The BCCI has not yet conducted interviews but has said candidates are being shortlisted, with the Cricket Advisory Committee to complete the process over the next 15 days. The Under-19 series between India and Australia continues with matches on Monday and Wednesday. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Both The Hindu and The Times of India present Powar's Australia stint as a routine short-term coaching engagement, one he describes as a prior commitment. The Hindu notes he is 'tipped' for the junior selection chair, while TOI adds the BCCI has yet to conduct interviews and gave a 15-day timeline from the AGM. The additional process details from TOI foreground the bureaucratic delay, giving a slightly less definitive picture of Powar's selector prospects than The Hindu's hint. The coverage is otherwise uniform straight reporting. The BCCI's next selection committee announcement, expected within the fortnight, will settle which framing was closer to the outcome. ## Coverage - thehindu.com (neutral report) Leads with Powar joining and closes with his selector tip, omitting process delays - timesofindia.indiatimes.com (neutral report) Adds BCCI interview timeline and past CA stint, framing selection as pending Tags: Australia U-19, BCCI, India U-19, Rajkot, Ramesh Powar Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/ramesh-powar-to-coach-australia-u-19-spinners-for-four-days/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/ramesh-powar-to-coach-australia-u-19-spinners-for-four-days/#story-in-brief