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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