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Yuvraj, Dhoni in rival teams

August 25, 2009 09:00 IST

Team India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni [ Images ] and his deputy Yuvraj Singh [ Images ] will represent different Air India [ Images ] teams in the September 1-8 BCCI Corporate Trophy.

dhoni and yuvrajWith Air India fielding two sides in the 12-team tournament, Yuvraj will play for Air India Red team, while Dhoni will represent Air India Blue.

Yuvraj will have the likes of Robin Uthappa [ Images ], Suresh Raina [ Images ] and Irfan Pathan [ Images ] in the Red team, which will be coached by selector Narendra Hirwani.

Apart from Dhoni, Air India 'Blue' team will also feature Mohammad Kaif, Harbhajan Singh [ Images ], R P Singh and VVS Laxman [ Images ]. Pravin Amre was named coach of the side.

Despite missing the service of Virender Sehwag [ Images ], the Oil and Natural Gas Commission will field a strong squad as well, featuring star players like Gautam Gambhir [ Images ], Virat Kohli [ Images ], Amit Mishra [ Images ], Ishant Sharma [ Images ], Munaf Patel [ Images ] and Praveen Kumar [ Images ].

India Cements [ Get Quote ] will not be a pushover either since they would have Rahul Dravid [ Images ], S Badrinath, Hemang Badani, L Balaji [ Images ] and Sudeep Tyagi [ Images ] in their ranks.

With former India captain Sourav Ganguly [ Images ] skipping the event, Tata Sports Club will pin hopes on the likes of Rohan Gavaskar, Ajit Agarkar [ Images ] and Ramesh Powar [ Images ].

Mohali hosts the first match of the tournament between Air India Blue vs ITC on September 1, while the final is slated for September 8 in Bangalore.

Dharamsala and Visakhapatna are the two other venues.

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