Chennai, Sept 21: National selectors today named several new medium pacers including Munaf Patel and Sreesanth in the Board President's XI and India 'A' teams which will take on the visiting New Zealand team. The selectors chose Virender Sehwag to lead the Board President’s XI at Vishakapatnam from September 26-28 in the tour opener while Mohammed Kaif will captain the India 'A' side in the three-day match at Rajkot from October 2-4. Stylish middle order batsman V V S Laxman has been named in the board side, while the India 'A' features former Indian opener Sadagopan Ramesh and Connor Williams among others. The teams were picked by four of the five national selectors and coach John Wright at a meeting convened by BCCI secretary S K Nair.
The only absentee was the chairman of the selection committee Brijesh Patel who was indisposed, said Nair. He also said Brijesh was consulted by the selection committee over phone while picking the 28 players. Bureau Report