Board president XI vs South Africa - 2nd Feb to 3rd Feb -Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur

[Sooda]

On Feb 2nd I believe Assuming full fitness Pujara Dhawan Rahane Kaif © Raina Irfan Saha/Parthiv? Powar Piyush R P Singh Mithun Virat, Vinay Kumar and maybe Iqbal Abdullah to make a 14 This is assuming Badri, Vijay and Tyagi make the main squad.

[Sachinism]

Just let Karthik keep

[Cricketics]

My team Dhawan Pujara Rahane Kohli Kaif-Captain Karthik Pawar Piyush Awana Praveen Mithun

[Chandan]

Pujara is not an opener.

[Lord]

Dhawan Mukund Badri© Kohli Rohit Pujara Parthiv Vinay Kumar PK Abdulla Mithun

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SA to take on Board's XI for warm-up South Africa will take on Board President XI in their tour opener two day match commencing at VCA Civil Lines Stadium, Nagpur on February 2 and 3. More... SA to take on Board's XI for warm-up South Africa will take on Board President XI in their Tour Opener two day match commencing at VCA Civil Lines Stadium, Nagpur on February 2 and 3. The Board President XI Team will be announced on 28th Jan’10. The selected players have been asked to report at Nagpur on 31st Jan’10. The international cricket returns to VCA Civil Lines after nearly 3 years with the previous international ODI match played between India & Australia in 2007. Sale of Tickets for the above match will be commencing from 1st Feb’10 and will be available on 2nd & 3rd Feb’10 at VCA Counter at Bishop Cotton School Ground.

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Rohit Sharma named as captain of Board President's XI Rohit Sharma was appointed captain while Mithun was also part of that squad in order to give him a look-in ahead of the Test. More... The Indian selectors also named a squad for Board President's XI's two-day match against the South Africans in Nagpur. Rohit Sharma was appointed captain while Mithun was also part of that squad in order to give him a look-in ahead of the Test. The big omission from the list of 14 was Wasim Jaffer, who scored 638 Ranji Trophy runs at 53.16 this season. It was a clear message that the selectors wanted to invest in youth for these tour games, and not bring back players who have been tested at the top before. Abhishek Nayar, at 26 years, was the oldest player in the side. Board President's XI: Abhinav Mukund, Parthiv Patel (wk), Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit Sharma (capt), Manish Pandey, Cheteshwar Pujara, Abhishek Nayar, Piyush Chawla, R Ashwin, R Vinay Kumar, Abhimanyu Mithun, Shikhar Dhawan, Umesh Yadav, Manpreet Gony.

[urbestfriend]

Board President's XI vs SA Board President's XI: Abhinav Mukund, Parthiv Patel, Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit Sharma (capt), Manish Pandey, Cheteshwar Pujara, Abhishek Nayar, Piyush Chawla, R Ashwin, Vinay Kumar, Abhimanyu Mithun, Shikhar Dhawan, Umesh Yadav, Manpreet Gony.

[yoda]

I have no idea why Manpreet Gony is there in the BP XI. I would rather have PK or RPS there instead of Gony.

[Sachinism]

Heres the official squad for this match BPXI squad: Abhinav Mukund, Parthiv Patel, Rohit Sharma (Capt), Manish Pandey, Cheteshwar Pujara, Abhishek Nayar, Piyush Chawla, R Ashwin, Vinay Kumar, Abhimanyu Mithun, Shikhar Dhawan, Umesh Yadav, Manpreet Gony Don't look like the selectors are going to go back to Kaif, Agarkar or Irfan

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Rohit Sharma to lead Board President's XI against SA Mumbai batsman Rohit Sharma will captain the Board President's XI in a two-day warm-up match against the visiting South African team beginning at Nagpur on Tuesday. The squad also includes youngster Manish Pandey, Ajinkya Rahane, Cheteshwar Pujara and Shikhar Dhawan, while Abhimanyu Mithun, who has also been included in India's 15-member squad for the first Test, will spearhead the pace department along with Punjab seamer Manpreet Gony. More... Rohit to lead Board President's XI against SA January 28, 2010 14:05 IST Mumbai batsman Rohit Sharma will captain the Board President's XI in a two-day warm-up match against the visiting South African team beginning at Nagpur on Tuesday. The squad also includes youngster Manish Pandey, Ajinkya Rahane , Cheteshwar Pujara and Shikhar Dhawan, while Abhimanyu Mithun, who has also been included in India's 15-member squad for the first Test, will spearhead the pace department along with Punjab seamer Manpreet Gony. The South Africans will play two Tests -- Nagpur (February 6-10) and Kolkata (February 14-18) -- and three One-Day Internationals in Jaipur , Kanpur and Ahmedabad during their month-long tour of India. Board President's XI team: Rohit Sharma (captain), Abhinav Mukund, Partiv Patel (w/k), Ajinkya Rahane, Manish Pandey, Cheteshwar Pujara, Abhishek Nayar [ Images ], Piyush Chawla [ Images ], R Ashwin, Vinay Kumar, Abhimanyu Mithun, Shikhar Dhawan, Umesh Yadav, Manpreet Gony.

[zaheer]

Kaif has not been selected even for BPXI. I guess its the end of road for him.

[Rajma Chawal]

Kaif has not been selected even for BPXI. I guess its the end of road for him.

southern bias from srikanth.

[saneindian]

Why havent Raina and Kohli been selected for BP11? Have the selectors branded them as ODI specialist? Wouldnt it be better for them to get practice against the SA bowling attack before the ODI series?

[CG]

southern bias from srikanth.

kaif doe snot deserve a chance,he has done what he could,i respect his efforts but reality is he does not have the talent.

[achilles]

southern bias from srikanth.

He almost scored a 200 a few days back. I have no idea what Kris has been thinking. Or maybe I do, coz he's been behaving this way ever since he became the official "mascot" of CSK.

[champ]

He almost scored a 200 a few days back. I have no idea what Kris has been thinking. Or maybe I do, coz he's been behaving this way ever since he became the official "mascot" of CSK.

so how do you explain the exclusion of Badrinath for such a long time ?

[Sooda]

Kaif more than deserves a shot, not just at the A side but the main team Have to agree with Sane- cant see why Raina and Virat who should be our long term batting hopefuls are not given an oppo to see what they can do against world class test bowlers. They should be ahead of the likes of Pandey and Mukund in the pecking order Irfan is so much more of a genuine test player than Nayyar ever will be. Even Powar would be a greater threat than Ashwin On the plus side, good to see Yadav there, him and Mithun should be a lively new ball duo. Gony had a decent season but perhaps RPS should have had a look in- again more likely to be a long term test player, we know he can take wickets at the highest level.

[Sachinism]

Kaif more than deserves a shot, not just at the A side but the main team Have to agree with Sane- cant see why Raina and Virat who should be our long term batting hopefuls are not given an oppo to see what they can do against world class test bowlers. They should be ahead of the likes of Pandey and Mukund in the pecking order Irfan is so much more of a genuine test player than Nayyar ever will be. Even Powar would be a greater threat than Ashwin On the plus side, good to see Yadav there, him and Mithun should be a lively new ball duo. Gony had a decent season but perhaps RPS should have had a look in- again more likely to be a long term test player, we know he can take wickets at the highest level.

Good post.

[yoda]

Kaif more than deserves a shot, not just at the A side but the main team Have to agree with Sane- cant see why Raina and Virat who should be our long term batting hopefuls are not given an oppo to see what they can do against world class test bowlers. They should be ahead of the likes of Pandey and Mukund in the pecking order Irfan is so much more of a genuine test player than Nayyar ever will be. Even Powar would be a greater threat than Ashwin On the plus side, good to see Yadav there, him and Mithun should be a lively new ball duo. Gony had a decent season but perhaps RPS should have had a look in- again more likely to be a long term test player, we know he can take wickets at the highest level.

Irfan is a failed test bowler. Unless he lights up FC, no reason to assume he has gotten any better. Kaif I agree deserves a second chance now that slots are opening up in the test team although he is more of a survivor rather than a stroke maker or a scorer. Regarding powar, he couldn't break into the test side due to Kumble and Harby and now we need to now look at younger guys who could be better than him.