A fit-again Rahul Dravid will captain the Board President's XI against the visiting Zimbabweans in the latter's tour opener to be played at Vijayawada from February 15 to 17.

Dravid has completely recovered from the shoulder injury that prompted him to miss the recent one-day series against England.

The 14-man squad, announced by the selectors in Mumbai on Saturday, also includes former India wicket-keeper MSK Prasad. L Balaji, the young Tamil Nadu medium-pacer who has been impressive in his debut season in Ranji Trophy, is another player who has been given a chance to stake his claim for higher honours. Balaji would, in all likelihood, open the Board President' attack with left-arm seamer Ashish Nehra.

The team:

Rahul Dravid (captain), Abhijit Kale, Amit Mishra, Gagan Khoda, Gautam Gambhir, MSK Prasad (wicket-keeper), Pravanjan Mullick, Tinu Yohannan, Sarandeep Singh, L Balaji, Ashish Nehra, Venugopal Rao, Sitanshu Kotak and Wasim Jaffer

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