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Press Trust of India Jaipur
Last Updated : Oct 15 2013 | 5:01 PM IST
The BCCI is not known for giving reasons for decisions it takes and therefore it was not surprising that no one knows as to why Indian cricket team's long time trainer Ramji Srinivasan is no longer with the side.
Ramji has been a part of World Cup and Champions Trophy winning team support staff. He has now been replaced by strength and conditioning specialist Sudarshan VP, who has worked with U-19 World Cup winning team as well as India A side.
Sudarshan's appointment is also an indirect entry of an official connected with the North-East into senior national cricket team. A Keralite by birth, Sudarshan is a member of the Sikkim Cricket Association which is an associate member of the BCCI.
No more High Fives for Haddin:
Australian wicketkeeper Brad Haddin has had enough of those 'High-Fives' after a fall of wicket. The gritty New South Wales glovesman learnt it hard way when he was involved in a freak accident with a jubilant James Faulkner's finger brushing his eye which led to leave the field for quite some time.
"I have not been speaking to Faulkner for last three days!" Haddin answered with a straight face to a question about the pacer's inputs on Sawai Mansingh track as all present had a good laugh.
About High Fives, he gave another poker faced replies, "We have decided we will only indulge in customary handshakes or at the most bum-slaps to congratulate each other.

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First Published: Oct 15 2013 | 5:01 PM IST

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