The full schedule for the India and New Zealand has been announced by the BCCI. New Zealand will tour India for three Test matches and five ODIs in September-October starting form 22 Sep top 29 Oct.

After hosting two IPL matches recently, the Green Park stadium in Kanpur will now host a Test match between India and New Zealand after the gap of seven years, an official said on Tuesday. And this is how the Indian test skipper Virat Kohli shared his happiness of playing in Kanpur.

#TeamIndia will begin the home season at one of the oldest venues in the country – KANPUR vs. @BLACKCAPS #IndvNZ 1st Test starts Sept 22

— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) June 28, 2016

And for the first Indore’s Holkar stadium will have the opportunity to host a test match. The second test match will be hosted by Indore from 30^th September. And this is how Ajinkya Rahane shared on twitter  how excited he is to play in Indore.

The land of great Syed Mushtaq Ali will host its 1st ever Test Match. Indore is waiting 4 the moment. #IndvNZ 2nd Test Match starts Sept 30

— ajinkyarahane88 (@ajinkyarahane88) June 28, 2016

The series against New Zealand will be the first assignment at home for new head coach Anil Kumble. However, he and Team India will embark on the tour of Caribbean next month to play 4 Tests. After that, India return for a hectice schedule where they play 13 Tests at home.

Tour Schedule:

1st Test: Kanpur – September 22-26

2nd Test: Indore – September 30 – October 4

3rd Test: Kolkata – October 8-12

5 ODIs (October 16 to 29)

1st ODI: Dharamsala – October 16

2nd ODI: New Delhi – October 19

3rd ODI: Mohali – October 23

4th ODI: Ranchi – October 26

5th ODI: Vizag – October 29

 

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