Kottayam: Kerala's star batsman Sanju V Samson has been named the Board President's XI captain in the two-day warm-up game against Sri Lanka.
Sanju has been picked as the skipper in place of injured Naman Ojha.
In-form Punjab youngster Anmolpreet Singh, who scored a career-best 267 in the last round Ranji Trophy match against Chhattisgarh, has been named as replacement for Naman Ojha.
The 12-member squad is coached by former India spinner Narendra Hirwani.
Besides Sanju, two other Kerala players - Rohan Prem and Sandeep Warrier - in addition to Madhya Pradesh all-rounder Jalaj Saxena, who plays for the southern state in Ranji Trophy, have made it to the squad.
The squad primarily consists of players from four states – Hyderabad, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh and Punjab – as these teams do not feature in the ongoing fifth game of the Ranji Trophy.
The match will be played at the Jadavpur University Campus Ground from Saturday.
The first Test of the three-match series will be held at Eden Gardens in Kolkata from November 16.
Board President's XI squad: Sanju Samson (capt), 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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