Gavaskar to lead Indian XI

Brisbane:
Queensland captain Stuart Law was named Friday to  lead  an  Aus-
tralian XI cricket team in three one-day internationals against a
touring Indian squad, reports AP from Brisbane.  Law will lead  a
team  of  talented  young players, including Test hopefuls Justin
Langer and Damlen Martyn, against an Indian squad  that  will  be
led by former star batsman Sunil Gavaskar.  The Indian squad will
be virtually at Test strength and will  include  current  captain
Azharuddin   and  star batsman Sachin Tendulkar.  The first match
will be played at Manuka Oval in Canberra on April 30 with anoth-
er game in Canberra on May 1 and the third in Sydney on May 3.

The Australian XI:
Stuart Law (Captain), Jimmy Maher, Andrew Symonds, Darren  Berry,
Ian  Harvey, Brad Hodge, Craig Howard, Justin Langer, Damien Mar-
tyn Shane Lee, Matthew Nicholson, Daniel Marsh, Ricky Pointing.

<END> Contributed by Prasanna.P.N. (ppn@india.hp.com)