Former India opener Chetan Chauhan has been made administrative manager of the Indian cricket team for the three-Test and five one-day international series against Australia.

Chauhan, vice-president of the Delhi and District Cricket Association, will travel with the Indian team throughout its 40-day tour against the Aussies, Indian Cricket Board sources said in New Delhi on Sunday night.

The appointment of Chauhan will be ratified at the BCCI Working Committee meeting in New Delhi on Monday.

Chauhan, 53, played in 40 Tests between 1969 and 1981, scoring 2084 runs at an average of 31.57. He had 16 fifties, with a highest score of 97.

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