. ▁ ▁Tour ing ▁party ▁ ▁The ▁Indian ▁tour ing ▁party ▁was ▁announced ▁by ▁the ▁B CC I ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁January ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁The ▁select ors ▁named ▁A j it ▁W ade kar ▁the ▁captain ▁upon ▁dro pping ▁Mans oor ▁Ali ▁Khan ▁P ata udi ▁and ▁Ch and u ▁Bor de , ▁the ▁latter ▁due ▁to ▁lack ▁of ▁form ▁and ▁fit ness . ▁S . ▁V enk atar ag hav an ▁was ▁named ▁the ▁vice - capt ain . ▁Notable ▁exclus ions ▁included ▁sp inner ▁B . ▁S . ▁Ch andr ase k har , ▁and ▁Far ok h ▁Engine er ▁and ▁Rus i ▁Sur ti , ▁the ▁latter ▁two ▁ow ing ▁to ▁a ▁r uling ▁that ▁they ▁must ▁have ▁played ▁during ▁the ▁season ' s ▁Ran ji ▁Tro phy ▁competition . ▁K ek i ▁Tar ap ore ▁was ▁appointed ▁the ▁tour ▁manager ▁and ▁Sub hash ▁G up te , ▁the ▁l ia ison ▁officer . ▁ ▁The ▁team ▁members ▁were : ▁ ▁A j it ▁W ade kar , ▁Bomb ay , ▁captain ▁& ▁b ats man ▁ ▁S . ▁V enk atar ag hav an , ▁T amil ▁N adu , ▁vice - capt ain ▁& ▁off ▁break ▁bow ler ▁ ▁Sy ed ▁Ab id ▁Ali , ▁Hy der abad , ▁medium ▁bow ler ▁ ▁B ish an ▁Singh ▁Bed i , ▁Del hi , ▁left ▁arm ▁spin ▁bow ler ▁ ▁Sal im ▁Dur ani , ▁Raj as than , ▁left ▁arm ▁spin ▁bow ler