New Delhi: India's cricket coach Gary Kirsten does not foresee slap-gate protagonists Harbhajan Singh and S Sreesanth sharing cold vibes in the teams dressing room but the South African says even if it comes to that, he has the man management skills to handle the situation.

"The idea that it will be a problem having the two of them together in the squad is crazy."

"I would like to think me and Paddy (Upton) have enough management experience to cope with anything like that, if it ever did become a problem," Kirsten was quoted as saying by website cricketnirvana.com.

Harbhajan slapped Sreesanth after an IPL match last month allegedly after being needled by the Kerala pacer.

The temparamental off-spinner was subsequently banned from the entire IPL before being handed an additional five-match ODI ban by the BCCI yesterday.

Reflecting on one of the ugliest episodes in Indian cricket, Kirsten said the incident occurred because both Harbhajan and Sreesanth were passionately competitive players who tend to lose control over their temper rather easily.

"They are both very passionate cricketers who, ironically, are as similar off the field as on it. On the friendly side of the boundary rope I have found them to be extremely friendly, inoffensive and helpful people," he said. 
Source : PTI