India, Aug. 22 -- The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) decided to make a major change to the senior men's backroom staff ahead of the upcoming Asia Cup, beginning September 9 in the United Arab Emirates. The Indian cricket board has parted ways with team masseur Rajeev Kumar. According to the Indian Express, Rajeev was with the team for nearly 15 years and was also part of the support staff for the recently concluded tour of England, where India levelled the five-match series at 2-2.

Rajeev Kumar has not been given a fresh contract as the BCCI continued to alter the team of backroom staff from the pre-Gautam Gambhir era.

Earlier, the BCCI also did not hand fresh contracts to Abhishek Nayar, the former assistant coach, and So...