Kirsten's mother to be cremated this week

Mumbai: India coach Gary Kirsten is slowly coming out from the grief of his mother's death. His 64-year-old mother Gayl Hall passed away after a prolonged illness in Cape Town's Vincent Pallotti Hospital on Friday.

Accepting the consolation message, he said, "The funeral date is not yet decided. We are still working on the date but it is only going to held at the end of the week commencing tomorrow."

No BCCI official or Test captain Anil Kumble (his immediate association with India would be over on the conclusion of the ongoing Test match in Colombo) is likely to attend the funeral. "I don't think anybody from India would attend it. It is going to be a private affair," he further added.

Gary Kirsten is expected to be available for the five ODI matches following the Test series. The five-match ODI series starts from August 18 but Kirsten may join the Indian team in Sri lanka for the last three day/night ODIs (August 24, 26 and 29).

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