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

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 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.