Two Big Changes In Board President's XI Side For Practice Tie Against Sri Lanka, Captain Changed

After impressive ODI and T20I series wins over New Zealand, high-flying Team India will be looking to extend their dominance in international cricket when they take on Sri Lanka in a full-fledged series at home which will consist of three Tests, three One-Day Internationals and as many T20I internationals. Prior to the first Test at the Eden Gardens, the visitors will lock against Board President’s XI in a two-day warm up game starting November .

Sanju Samson to lead Board President’s XI:

Kerala batsman Sanju Samson has been given the responsibility to lead the home side after Naman Ojha was ruled out of the fixture with an injury. The 12-member squad is coached by former India spinner Narendra Hirwani.

Anmolpreet Singh replaces injured Ojha:

Highly-rated Punjab youngster Anmolpreet Singh has been drafted in the team as Ojha’s replacement.  The 19-year old has been the standout performer for Punjab this season. His stunning knock of 267 runs helped his side to register an outright victory against Chhattisgarh and move to the top of Group D after a lukewarm start to the season.

His double-century came after he scored a half-century on his debut against Himachal Pradesh before scoring a blistering century in the win over Goa. The right-handed batsman is now the third-highest run-scorer in Ranji this season after G Vihari (573) and Prashant Chopra (502) with 430 runs in only three innings

The Squad:

Sanju Samson (c), Abhishek Gupta, Akash Bhandari, Avesh Khan, Jalaj Saxena, Jiwanjot Singh, Ravi Kiran, Rohan Prem, B Sandeep, Tanmay Agarwal, Sandeep Warrier, Anmolpreet Singh.

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