BCCI releases schedule and venues for New Zealand’s tour of India

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Published on: Jun 28, 2016

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced the schedule and the venues for New Zealand’s tour of India. The series will be held from September 22 to October 29

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced the schedule and the venues for New Zealand’s tour of India. The series will be held from September 22 to October 29. The tour will include three Test matches and five ODIs, but there will be day-night Tests as planned earlier. The Indian squad will begin the preparation for the West Indies tour with a preparatory camp in Bengaluru from Wednesday under new coach Anil Kumble. The West Indies tour will feature four Test matches, starting July 21. After the tour ends on August 26, India will begin preparations for the visiting Kiwis.

The first Test during New Zealand’s tour of India will be played in Kanpur from September 22-26. History will be created when Indore hosts a Test match for the first time. This will be the second Test of the series -- from September 30-October 4. The third and final Test will be held in Kolkata from October 8 to 12. The Tests will be followed by five ODIs – the first at Dharamsala on October 16, 2nd at New Delhi on October 19, 3rd at Mohali on October 23, 4th at Ranchi on October 26 and the fifth and final ODI at Vizag on October 29.

Members of the Indian cricket team took to Twitter to announce the schedule in a rather interesting fashion. Take a look.

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