Shreyas Iyer to lead Board President's XI v New Zealand

Mumbai batsman Shreyas Iyer will lead Board President's XI for the two warm-up matches here against New Zealand, ahead of their One-Day International series against India

Mumbai batsman Shreyas Iyer will lead Board President's XI for the two warm-up matches here against New Zealand, ahead of their One-Day International series against India.

Shreyas Iyer

Iyer, 22, who has scored 3586 runs with an average of 54.33 in first-class cricket 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 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.

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