Shreyas Iyer to lead Board President s XI against New Zealand

Mumbai Oct 2 (IANS) Mumbai domestic cricketer Shreyas Iyer will lead Board President s XI for the two warm-up matches here against New Zealand ahead of their One-Day International (ODI) series against India.

The 22-year-old first class batsman who has scored 3586 runs with an average of 54.33 will also lead India A in the first three of five one-day games against New Zealand A.

Wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant will take charge of the India A side for the final-two one-day games against New Zealand A.

"The All-India Senior Selection Committee has named the teams for India ‘A and Board President s XI. The India ‘A side will play five One-Day games at Vizag against New Zealand ‘A after the completion of the ongoing four-day game " the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said in a statement.

The Board President s XI will play against New Zealand in two warm-up matches at The Cricket Club of India here on October 17 and 19 ahead of their three-match ODI series slated to begin on October 22 at the Wankhede Stadium here.

The India A side will play five one-day games against New Zealand A in Vizag from October 6 to 15 after the completion of the ongoing four-day game in Vijaywada.

Squads:

Board President XI: Prithvi Shaw Shivam Chaudhary Shreyas Iyer (Captain) Karun Nair Gurkeerat Mann Milind Kumar Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper) Shahbaz Nadeem Deepak Chahar Dhawal Kulkarni Jaydev Unadkat Avesh Khan.

India A (for first three One-day games): Prithvi Shaw Mayank Agarwal Shreyas Iyer (Captain) Deepak Hooda Shubman Gill Shreevats Goswami (wicketkeeper) Shahbaz Nadeem Karn Sharma Vijay Shankar Shardul Thakur Siddarth Kaul Mohammed Siraj Basil Thampi.

India A (for last two One-day games): AR Easwaran Prashant Chopra Ankit Bawne Shubman Gill Baba Aparajith Rishabh Pant (Captain and wicket-keeper) Shahbaz Nadeem Karn Sharma Vijay Shankar Shardul Thakur Siddarth Kaul Mohammed Siraj Basil Thampi.

--IANS
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