A set of five players -- Ajit Agarkar [ Images ], Yuvraj Singh [ Images ], Irfan Pathan [ Images ], Ramesh Powar [ Images ] and Mohammad Kaif -- would take the baton on Wednesday as the "rolling camp" ahead of next month's tri-nation series in Malaysia gets underway in Bangalore.
A brainchild of coach Greg Chappell [ Images ], the build-up "rolling" camp for the tournament, also featuring Australia [ Images ] and the West Indies [ Images ] and to be played between September 12 and 24, will see the five undergoing training for two days.
Thereafter, a fresh batch of cricketers -- Munaf Patel [ Images ], Mahendra Singh Dhoni [ Images ], Rudra Pratap Singh, Suresh Raina [ Images ] and S Sreesanth [ Images ] -- are scheduled to "roll" for three days from September 2, according to National Cricket Academy sources.
"The final bunch of players-- Rahul Dravid [ Images ], Virender Sehwag [ Images ], Sachin Tendulkar [ Images ], Harbhajan Singh [ Images ], Dinesh Mongia and V R V Singh -- will have sessions on September 5 and 6," sources at the NCA, the venue of the camp, said.
The selectors are slated to choose the squad for the tri-nation event at Mumbai [ Images ] on September 3.
The selected players are expected to play two practice matches on September 8 and 9 at Chennai before proceeding to Malaysia.
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