New Delhi, BCCI president N Srinivasan denied any rift within Indian team saying there is no such issue as he is in constant touch with the team management. Srinivasan tried to downplay the issue of rift between Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni and opener Virender Sehwag over fitness of senior cricketers and team selection. "We are in constant touch with the management. However, we have not asked for any report in the matter," said Srinivasan. Earlier in the day, reports suggested that Dhoni and Sehwag stood divided over the team selection ahead of the Sri Lanka match of the tri-series. Reports said that both the players provided their playing eleven before the start of the match on Tuesday. While Dhoni wanted Rohit Sharma to play against Sri Lanka, stand-in skipper Sehwag was keen to play with three senior players. Earlier on Tuesday after crushing defeat to Sri Lanka, stand-in skipper Virender Sehwag took a jibe at MS Dhoni for suggesting that senior batsmen were being rotated because they were slow movers on the field. Reacting to Dhoni's comments that the trio of Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir and Sachin Tendulkar were "slow fielders" and that playing them ...
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Pune, Doctors attending to veteran social activist Anna Hazare in Pune noticed significant progress in his health. Dr. Mahendra Kawedia, one of the doctors attending to Hazare, said he is responding well to the medical treatment, as he even began exercise on treadmill and cycle without showing signs of fatigue. "Anna is very happy and he is responding very well. We did not conduct any new tests. Today (Thursday) Anna exercised on treadmill, which is very good. He even exercised on the static cycle continuously for 15 minutes. He did not feel tired due to it. He is sitting calmly and he read newspapers and he even talked to people around him. So overall there is a good progress," said Kawedia. Meanwhile, Dr. Parag Sancheti said the decision to discharge Hazare from the hospital would be taken after a meeting on Sunday (January 08). "As of now we have decided that his antibiotics course will go on till Saturday. On Sunday after our internal core committee meeting we will take decision on when to discharge him," said Sancheti. Earlier, former senior police officer and civil society activist Kiran Bedi said Hazare will not campaign in the upcoming assembly polls due ...
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