Indian Board President's XI is a
first-class cricket
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team from
India
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. They occasionally play first-class cricket at the domestic level in
India
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. The selected team also participates in practice tour matches against international sides that tour India for international series. In 2008, the Board President's XI team played a tour match against the touring
Australian
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team at the
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium
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in
Hyderabad
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from 2–5 October. The Board President's XI team was led by
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batsman
Yuvraj Singh
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in that match.
In 2017 they won one of the two 50 overs matches against New Zealand. In 2019 Rohit sharma led the team against South Africa.
References
Indian first-class cricket teams
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