Zimbabwe's selectors have kept faith in the squad that played in Bangladesh and Kenya at the beginning of the year for the President's XI trip to India

S Badrinath, the Tamil Nadu batsman, has been appointed captain of the South Zone side for the Deodhar Trophy, and Robin Uthappa, the Karnataka opener, has been made his deputy

Manoj Tiwary, the Bengal batsman, has been named captain of the East Zone side for next month's Deodhar Trophy while Saurabh Tiwary, the 19-year-old Jharkhand batsman, was appointed vice-captain

The Indian board has agreed to invite representative Zimbabwe sides to play in its key domestic tournaments in an effort to help in the redevelopment of cricket in Zimbabwe