England to begin Test ****** in India at new venue Rajkot
 

NEW DELHI: England will embark on their lengthy tour of India later this year with Rajkot hosting the first of the five Test matches from **v. 9, the cricket boards an**unced on Friday.

The western Indian city of Rajkot will be making its debut as a Test venue in the ******, as will be coastal Vishakapatnam, which hosts the second Test from **v.
17.

Mohali, Mumbai and Chennai will host the remaining matches of what would be England´s first five-Test rubber in India since 1984-85.

Beginning on Jan. 15, England will also play three one-dayers and as many Twenty20 Internationals.

"This promises to be a historic Test ****** and a great opportunity for Alastair Cook and his players to repeat the memorable Test ****** win we enjoyed on our last trip to India in 2012," Andrew Strauss, Director England Cricket, said in a statement.

"Equally, Eoin Morgan´s white-ball squad will be anticipating hard-fought and competitive encounters against high quality opposition in both formats." he added.

Schedule:

**v. 9-13: 1st Test, Rajkot

**v.17-21: 2nd Test, Vishakapatnam

**v.26-30: 3rd Test, Mohali

Dec.8-12: 4th Test, Mumbai

Dec.16-20: 5th Test, Chennai

Jan.15: 1st ODI, Pune

Jan.19: 2nd ODI, Cuttack

Jan.22: 3rd ODI, Kolkata

Jan.26: 1st T20, Kanpur

Jan.29: 2nd T20, Nagpur

Feb.1: 3rd T20, Bangalore

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