New Delhi: Orissa Ranji skipper Govind Poddar has been selected in the Board President’s XI squad that will take on Australia in a 50-over warm-up game at the Chepauk, September 12.
According to a selector Govind was selected on the basis of his decent performance in the Vijay Hazare Trophy. The Indian cricket board’s sudden decision to hold Duleep Trophy has now forced the national selectors to name a fourth string team for the game.
Interestingly, Yuvraj Singh was ignored, which once again indicated that selectors are looking ahead. With the top 45 domestic performers selected for the Duleep Trophy, MSK Prasad-led committee selected a 15-member team that had some of the IPL performers like Rahul Tripathi, Nistish Rana and MS Washington Sundar along with completely unknown entities like Delhi’s left-arm quick Kulwant Khejroliya.
It is learnt that Delhi lad Khejroliya is being considered an exciting prospect with his ability to hit mid-40s. He was a part of Mumbai Indians squad. The Indian team management is looking for some left-arm fast bowling options and the move to give Khejroliya a game against international side may just be an opportunity to test his talent.
The squad: Rahul Tripathi, Mayank Agarwal, Shivam Chaudhary, Nitish Rana, Govind Poddar, Gurkeerat Mann, Shreevats Goswami, Akshay Karnewar, Kulwant Khejroliya, Kushang Patel, Avesh Khan, Sandeep Sharma, Washington Sundar, Rahil Shah; Coach: Hemang Badani.
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