Yuvraj, Dhoni in rival teams

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

With 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, Suresh Raina and Irfan Pathan 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, R P Singh and VVS Laxman. Pravin Amre was named coach of the side.

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

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

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

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.