Nepal's reclusive Maoist leader Prachanda is likely to lead rebel peace talks with the government to end a deadly decade-long insurgency, a top guerrilla chief said on Friday. "There's a high possibility our chairman, Prachanda, will head our team," Matrika Yadhav, former rebel commander for the central Terai region said. But other senior rebels may hold preliminary talks before Prachanda becomes personally involved, said Yadhav, who was freed from jail Thursday after the government dropped murder charges against him.Local media reported earlier this week that the rebels had already chosen a three-member negotiating team but the names did not include Prachanda, a former school teacher whose name means 'fierce one.' The reports said Maoist spokesman Krishna Bahadur Mahara, who led an earlier failed round of peace discussions with the government, would head the talks, accompanied by two central committee members. Mahara "may be a member of the team as he's our spokesman but it's not true he will lead the team,' said Yadhav.