The Indian touring party was announced by the
BCCI on 13 January 1971. The
selectors named
Ajit Wadekar the
captain upon dropping
Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi and
Chandu Borde, the latter due to lack of form and fitness.
S. Venkataraghavan was named the vice-captain. Notable exclusions included spinner
B. S. Chandrasekhar, and
Farokh Engineer and
Rusi Surti, the latter two owing to a ruling that they must have played during the
season's
Ranji Trophy competition.
Keki Tarapore was appointed the tour manager and
Subhash Gupte, the
liaison officer. The team members were: •
Ajit Wadekar,
Bombay, captain & batsman •
S. Venkataraghavan,
Tamil Nadu, vice-captain & off break bowler •
Syed Abid Ali,
Hyderabad, medium bowler •
Bishan Singh Bedi,
Delhi, left arm spin bowler •
Salim Durani,
Rajasthan, left arm spin bowler •
Sunil Gavaskar, Bombay, opening batsman •
Devraj Govindraj, Hyderabad, fast-medium bowler •
ML Jaisimha, Hyderabad, all-rounder •
Kenia Jayantilal, Hyderabad, opening batsman •
Rusi Jeejeebhoy,
Bengal, wicket-keeper •
Pochiah Krishnamurthy, Hyderabad, wicket-keeper •
Ashok Mankad, Bombay, batsman •
EAS Prasanna,
Mysore, off break bowler •
Dilip Sardesai, Bombay, batsman •
Eknath Solkar, Bombay, left arm medium bowler •
Gundappa Viswanath, Mysore, batsman == Tour matches ==