BCCI announce schedule for home series against England as mystery remains over day-night fixture
India, England set for blockbuster summer
England will kick off their bumper two-month tour of India with the opening Test of the five-match series from November 9 at Rajkot.
The western Indian city will be making its debut as a Test venue in the series, where Alastair Cook's men will be aiming to replicate their 2012-13 series win over India.
The remainder of the series will be played at Vishakapatnam (November 17), Mohali (November 26), Mumbai (December 8) and Chennai (December 16).
It will be England's first five-match series in India since 1984-85, when they claimed a 2-1 victory.
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The tour will not feature a first day-night Test on the subcontinent, with all matches scheduled to begin at 9.30am local time.
The BCCI said last month it would wait for the players' feedback from September's Duleep Trophy in which pink balls would be used, before scheduling a pink-ball Test.
England will also play three one-day internationals and three Twenty20 internationals from October 16-29.
"This promises to be a historic Test series – the first five Test rubber England have played in India since 1984-85 and a great opportunity for Alastair Cook and his players to repeat the memorable Test series win we enjoyed on our last trip to India in 2012," England Cricket Director Andrew Strauss said.
"Equally, Eoin Morgan’s white-ball squad will be anticipating hard-fought and competitive encounters against high quality opposition in both formats – with the one-day series providing excellent preparation for the ICC Champions Trophy to come at home later in the summer of 2017."
India are set for a bumper season at home when they will be play 13 Tests, eight ODIs and three T20 internationals.
New Zealand and Australia will also visit India for three and four Tests respectively, while Bangladesh will play a one-off Test at Hyderabad.
INDIA V ENGLAND:
Tests:
November 9-13 - First Test, Rajkot
November 17-21 - Second Test, Vishakapatnam
November 26-30 - Third Test, Mohali
December 8-12 – Fourth Test, Mumbai
December 16-20 – Fifth Test, Chennai
ODIs:
January 15 - First ODI, Pune
January 19 - Second ODI, Cuttack
January 22 - Third ODI, Kolkata
T20s:
January 26 – First T20, Kanpur
January 29 – Second T20, Nagpur
February 1 – Third T20, Bangalore