Two cricketing backwaters that have never hosted a Test match before will stage the opening salvos of England’s high-profile five-match series against India later this year, officials said Friday.
The cities of Rajkot and Visakhapatnam will host the first two matches of what is England’s first ever five-Test tour of India that begins on November 9, according to a schedule likely to disappoint travelling fans.
The other three Tests will be held in more established venues in Mohali, Mumbai and Chennai, the city formerly known as Madras which will be the venue for the final Test from December 16-20.
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First Test: Rajkot (Nov 9-13)
Second Test: Visakhapatnam (Nov 17-21)
Third Test: Mohali (Nov 26-30)
Fourth Test: Mumbai (Dec 8-12)
Fifth Test: Chennai (Dec 16-20)
First ODI: Pune (Jan 15)Second ODI: Cuttack (Jan 19)
Third ODI: Kolkata (Jan 22)
First T20: Kanpur (Jan 26)Second T20: Nagpur (Jan 29)
Third T20: Bangalore (Feb 1)