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Ramesh Krishnan is non-playing captain

Ramesh Krishnan is the new Davis Cup non-playing captain. The former Indian ace was the unanimous choice of the executive committee of the All Indian Tennis Association.

Ramesh, who piloted India to the Davis Cup semi-finals with a memorable away win over France, on clay at Frejus, in the quarter-finals with the then in-experienced Leander Paes in 1993 before retiring from the game, will replace Jaidip Mukherjea, who recently resigned from the job.

Mukherjea will be one of the members of the selection committee, to be headed by Shyam Minotra.

Ramesh will be in charge for India's first Davis Cup tie in 2000, the February 4-6 Asia-Oceania Group I encounter against Lebanon on grass at Lucknow.

However, it appears that the team will not have a coach for the tie against Lebanon as the AITA is yet to take a decision whether a man is needed at all. The team for the Lucknow match will be selected at Kochi on January 15.