Badrinath to lead India Emerging Players
The BCCI selection committee also appointed Virat Kohli as the vice-captain from the 16-man squad
Cricinfo staff
06-Jul-2009
S Badrinath will lead the Indian team in the Emerging Players Tournament to be played in Australia from July 20. Virat Kohli will be the vice-captain of the 16-man squad, announced by the selectors in Chennai on Monday.
The other members in the side with international experience are legspinner Amit Mishra, opener M Vijay, allrounder Abhishek Nayar and Bengal batsman Manoj Tiwary.
The quadrangular tournament, which runs from July 20 to August 1, will be played across different venues in Brisbane. The other teams are the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) and the emerging players from South Africa and New Zealand.
This will be the fifth edition of the tournament, and India will be looking to improve on their third-place finish last year. New Zealand are the defending champions, having beaten AIS by three wickets in the final at the Allan Border Field last year.
India Emerging Players squad: S Badrinath (capt), Virat Kohli (vice-capt), M Vijay, Ajinkya Rahane, Manoj Tiwary, Ishank Jaggi, Abhishek Nayar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, R Ashwin, Amit Mishra, Wriddhiman Saha, Naman Ojha, Pankaj Singh, Dhawal Kulkarni, Pradeep Sangwan, Sudeep Tyagi