Jay Shah, the BCCI secretary, has confirmed that India’s home series against England will be held in India, Some reports said that, Series can be shifted to UAE, However, Shah has confirmed that the series will take place in India only
The series against England will mark the return of international cricket to the country. India have not played a series at home since the limited-overs series against Australia in January this year. The IPL had to be postponed too and was later shifted to the UAE. The thirteenth edition of IPL was held in the UAE from September 19 to November 10. Following that, India visited to Australia for a big tour including 3 T20, 3 odi and 4 Test match series.
Australia won the ODI series before the India team bounced back to win the T20Is. The series against Australia also marked India’s return to international cricket.
India will host England for five Tests, three ODIs and five T2oIs. This will be England’s first visit to India since 2016 and the first bilateral series between the two nations since 2018. The Test series will be also their last assignment in the ongoing ICC World Test Championship.
Test series will start on February 7 while the day-night Test will take place in Ahmedabad from February 24-28.
| S.no | Date | Matches | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5th-9th-Feb-2021 | 1st Test | Chennai |
| 2 | 13th-17th-Feb-2021 | 2nd Test | Chennai |
| 3 | 24th-28th-Feb-2021 | 3rd Test | Ahmedabad |
| 4 | 4th-8th-March-2021 | 4th Test | Ahmedabad |
5 T20I matches will be played in Ahmedabad’s Motera stadium, which is the biggest stadium of the world and this will be the first time it will host the first international first after its construction
| S.no | Date | Matches | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12-Mar-2021 | 1st T20I | Ahmedabad |
| 2 | 14-Mar-2021 | 2nd T20I | Ahmedabad |
| 3 | 16-Mar-2021 | 3rd T20I | Ahmedabad |
| 4 | 18-Mar-2021 | 4th T20I | Ahmedabad |
| 5 | 20-Mar-2021 | 5th T20I | Ahmedabad |
3 ODI matches will be played in Pune, the venues are less in concern of the covid pandemic, Here is the list of the ODI Schedule of the tour.
| S.no | Date | Matches | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23-Mar-2021 | 1st ODI | Pune |
| 2 | 26-Mar-2021 | 2nd ODI | Pune |
| 3 | 28-Mar-2021 | 3rd ODI | Pune |
The Day Night test match with Pink ball will be played on 24-28 Feb at the Ahmedabad stadium
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