Yuvraj Singh will lead BCCI’s President’s XI team against Australia while S Badrinath will be his deputy for the four-day warm-up match, to be played at Hyderabad from October 2 to 5.

Parthiv Patel will be the wicket-keeper in the 15-member squad, according to a statement issued by BCCI secretary Niranjan Shah on Tuesday.

The selectors appointed Suresh Raina as the captain of the India ‘A’ side against New Zealand ‘A’ for two four-day matches to