Nagpur to host India's test series opener v Australia on Feb 9

Published: 8:53 PM, Dec 08, 2022

Indian's Shikhar Dhawan plays a shot during the first one-day international (ODI) cricket match between Bangladesh and India at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka on December 4, 2022. (Photo by Munir uz ZAMAN / AFP)

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NEW DELHI: India's four-test home series against Australia will begin in Nagpur on February 9 next year, the Indian cricket board said on Thursday.

Delhi, Dharamsala and Ahmedabad will host the other matches of the series for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, which will become a five-test affair going forward.

Australia will also play three one-day international matches in India in March.

India's home international series will begin in Mumbai on January 3 with a three-match T20 series against Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka will also play three ODIs in India.

New Zealand will also arrive in January to play three ODIs and an equal number of T20 Internationals. -- Reuters

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