In a departure from its own guidelines, the Board of Control for Cricket in India [ Images ] has decided to send two national selectors Venkatapathy Raju and Ranjib Biswal to Australia [ Images ].

Raju and Biswal would join the Indian team for the third Test against Australia starting in Perth on January 16, BCCI vice-president Rajiv Shukla said in New Delhi [ Images ] on Saturday night.

Last month, the Board's working committee meeting voted, among other things, to ratify the decision that selectors will henceforth not travel with the team on foreign tours; they will instead go around the country watching Ranji Trophy matches while team selection on tour in future will be the responsibility of the captain, vice captain and coach.