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Conditioning camp shifted to Chennai
New Delhi, June 17: The final conditioning camp for Asia Cup probables, originally scheduled to be held in Bangalore, has been shifted to Chennai to help the players acclimatise to the conditions in Sri Lanka, venue for the July 16-August 2 cricket tournament. The camp in Chennai will be held from July 3 to 11, the same dates that were slotted earlier for Bangalore. "The decision to shift the camp was taken so that the players get conditions similar to Sri Lanka," Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Jagmohan Dalmiya told newsmen here today.
"It is to help the players acclimatise to the conditions. It is cool in Bangalore now whereas Chennai will be hot and humid as Colombo," he said. Dalmiya said the team for the six-nation tournament would be picked during the Chennai camp. Twenty-six players are already undergoing a fitness camp in Bangalore since June 13. The camp, being held under the supervision of physical trainer Gregory Allen King, will wind up on June 19.
The BCCI chief, who made a "courtesy" call on Sports Minister Sunil Dutt here this morning, said he used the opportunity to discuss various issues with him. "It was a general discussion. We discussed mainly about cricket," he added. (Agencies)
Published: Thursday, June 17, 2004
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