England tour India for a complete tour of 4 Tests, 3 ODIs and 5 T20Is in 2021.© BCCI/Twitter
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah on Thursday confirmed that the day-evening Test among India and England will commence from February 24 in Ahmedabad. Shah also stated that the 4-match Test series will commence from February 7. “The first Test will start from February 7 and the day-night Test will be played in Ahmedabad at the Motera Stadium from February 24,” stated Shah even though inaugurating Gujarat Cricket Association’s indoor academy for young cricketers. Earlier, BCCI president Sourav Ganguly had revealed that India will play 5 T20Is against England when the guests tour the nation early subsequent year. The former India skipper had stated that it will be a complete-fledged tour of 4 Tests, 3 ODIs, and 5 T20Is.
Shah has now also revealed that the 5 T20Is will also be held in Ahmedabad. “5 T20I matches will be played in Ahmedabad’s Motera stadium,” he stated.
Former India wicket-keeper batsman Parthiv Patel was also a portion of the inauguration ceremony. Parthiv had announced his retirement from all types of cricket on Wednesday.
The BCCI has in the final couple of years ensured that it plans the ODI and T20I series maintaining in thoughts irrespective of whether the subsequent showpiece occasion is a 50-more than occasion or a 20-more than occasion.
The 5 T20Is against England will be excellent preparation for Virat Kohli’s group for the upcoming T20 World Cup which is set to be played in India in October-November.
The Indian group is presently in Australia exactly where they lately won the 3-match T20I series. Now the side would be in action in the 4-match Test series, beginning from December 17 in Adelaide.