New Delhi: Former star Ramesh Krishnan's name has come up as a possible replacement for Anand Amritraj as the non-playing captain of India's Davis Cup squad, according to All India Tennis Association (AITA) sources.

The AITA, it is believed, is considering Ramesh, Nandan Bal and even the former captain SP Misra, who heads the selection committee, but given his experience and temperament, Ramesh could be the first choice.

"The terms of the present non-playing captain and the coach (Zeeshan Ali) are coming to an end soon... We have to think of a new set of officials. The federation always wants former Davis Cuppers to occupy these posts," the source said.

"The AITA executive committee, which met here on Thursday, had some discussion on the team selection, but a decision would be taken by the selection committee later. It all depends on the availability of the people we have in mind. They have to agree to our proposal," the official added.

Though the appointment of a new non-playing captain is almost a certainty, Zeeshan is likely to continue as the coach as the AITA is satisfied with his performance.

Though Anand did a reasonably good job as India's captain, the AITA officials were upset by few of his comments during the Davis Cup tie against Spain in the capital in September.

While the federation opted to play the tie under lights, the decision was slammed by Anand as he felt it would put Spain in an advantageous position. He even said that neither he nor the players were consulted on the timing of the match. That comment infuriated the officials, who thought the former doubles star had exceeded his brief.

India will host New Zealand in the next Davis Cup tie in Pune from February 3 to 5.

On Thursday, senior bureaucrat Praveen Mahajan became the first woman president of the AITA, replacing Anil Khanna who was forced to quit by the sports ministry.

The ministry had asked Khanna to quit, arguing that his election as president in 2012 was against the government sports code that bars officials from re-election after serving two consecutive terms of four years.

A cooling off period of four years is required before being eligible for the post again.

The AITA had been trying to postpone the decision for a long time, but finally relented when the ministry said it could withdraw recognition for the body.