Published: Jul 15, 2016, 02:45 PM (IST)
Edited: Jul 15, 2016, 03:39 PM (IST)
Board for Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) announced full schedule of England tour of India 2016-17 on Friday. India and England are set to play 5 Tests, 3 Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) and 3 One-Day Internationals (ODIs), starting November 9. The Tests will be played at Rajkot, Visakhapatnam, Mohali, Mumbai and Chennai. The ODIs meanwhile will be played at Pune, Cuttack and Kolkata which will be followed by 3 T20Is at Kanpur, Nagpur and Bengaluru respectively. It is for the first time India will play England in a full fledged series under the leadership of Virat Kohli. Both Kohli and newly appointed head coach Anil Kumble have expressed that they are looking forward to conquer the English side at home. READ: India vs England 2016-17: Rajkot in fray to host first ever Test match
“I have been involved in many challenges against England as a player. But this is for the first time when I’ll be involved in a 5-Test match series as a coach. I’m really looking forward to it,” Kumble said in a video posted by the BCCI on social media just after they announced the schedule.
Kohli who was also present with Kumble said, “Exactly, my views are also the same. This is going to be a competitive series. Both sides like to play hard-fought cricket and England is one of the best sides in the world. So we can expect really high quality cricket even though we are playing at home.”
Here is the full schedule of India vs England 2016-17:
1st Test: November 9-13 – Rajkot
2nd Test: November 17-21 – Visakhapatnam
3rd Test: November 26-30 – Mohali
4th Test: December 8-12 – Mumbai
5th Test: December 16-20 – Chennai
1st ODI: January 15 – Pune
2nd ODI: January 19 – Cuttack
3rd ODI: January 22 – Kolkata
1st T20I: January 26 – Kanpur
2nd T20I: January 29 – Nagpur
3rd T20I: February 1 – Bengaluru
