After almost one year the international cricket is coming back to India, as the outbreak of coronavirus and the scenario of the country was not allowed the authorities to allow games. Now BCCI has confirmed that the international cricket is back and England tour of India announced and the tournament will include test matches, one day internationals, and T20s. So without making any further delay let’s dive into the article to check out the complete details of the upcoming tournament.
It is announced that England cricket team will arrive in India to play against the host and the series will include four test matches, 3 one day international matches, and five T20 matches.
The tournament will start on February 5 in Chennai and that will end on March 28 which means it is a lengthy tournament for both the teams. It is worth mentioning that England will play against India in the day and night test match as well and that will be held in Ahmedabad on February 24.
Moreover, we will witness for the first T20 match at the newly built Sardar Patel Motera stadium. You guys can check out the complete fixture of England tour of India below.
Tests
1st Test, Chennai: February 5 to 9
2nd Test, Chennai: February 13 to 17
3rd Test, Ahmedabad (day-night): February 24 to 28
4th Test, Ahmedabad: March 4 to 8
T20Is
1st T20I Ahmedabad: March 12
2nd T20I, Ahmedabad: March 14
3rd T20I, Ahmedabad: March 16
4th T20I, Ahmedabad: March 18
5th T20I, Ahmedabad: March 20
ODIs
1st ODI, Pune: March 23
2nd ODI, Pune: March 26
3rd ODI, Pune: March 28
That said, the upcoming tournament will be part of the World Test Championship and the same will be the last chance for both teams to enter into the final of the championship and that will be held at Lord’s later this year.
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