Out-of-favour players Virender Sehwag, Zaheer Khan and Gautam Gambhir were today included in the India 'A' squad for two four-day games against visiting West Indies 'A' next month. The three players, however, were not named for the first four-day game that will be held at Mysore from September 25. The second four-day game will begin at Shimoga on the 2nd of October, while the third will start at Hubli on October 9. Yuvraj Singh, another player who was on the sidelines, was also given an opportunity to force his way back into the ODI team. He has been named captain for the three-match unofficial series and lone T20 match against West Indies 'A', beginning September 15.The squads were named by the BCCI senior selection panel which met at Visakhapatnam today.The Cricket Board said in a media release that all the four players will play under Cheteshwar Pujara in the second and third four-day games. Jammu and Kashmir all-rounder Pervez Rasool has been picked for all the three matches for the unofficial Test series. Yuvraj will lead a 14-member One-Day and T20 team which has the likes of Unmukt Chand, Robin Uthappa, Yusuf Pathan, Irfan Pathan, Jaydev Unadkat and Praveen Kumar. All the three matches of the unofficial ODI series will be played in Bangalore on September 15, 17 and 19. The lone T20 match will also be played in Bangalaore on September 21.The selectors also picked the India Red and Blue teams for the NKP Salve Challenger one-day series, scheduled at Indore from September 26 to 29. Vijay Hazare Trophy champions Delhi is the third team in the fray. Yuvraj will also captain the India Blue side in the NKP Salve Challenger Trophy while Irfan Pathan will be the skipper of the India Red team.
News On AIR | September 10, 2013 7:08 PM
Virender Sehwag, Zaheer Khan & Gautam Gambhir included in India 'A' squad against West Indies 'A'<br/>