BCCI confirms the venues for upcoming home season

[saneindian]

1. New Zealand Series - Aug - Sep 2012 a) 2 Test Matches - Hyderabad and Bengaluru b) 2 T20 Internationals - Vizag and Chennai 2. England Series - Nov 2012 - Jan 2013 a) 4 Test Matches - Kolkata, Mumbai, Ahmedabad and Nagpur b) 2 T20 Internationals - Pune and Mumbai c) 5 ODIs - Rajkot, Dharamsala, Ranchi, Mohali and Kochi 3. Australia Series - Feb 2013 - Mar 2013 a) 4 Test Matches - Chennai, Delhi, Kanpur and Mohali http://icc-cricket.yahoo.net/newsdetails.php?newsId=19794_1333380600 Exact dates to be announced later. So finally the NZ series is confirmed. Great chance to try out youngsters before the big one vs England. Total 10 home tests- Hyderabad, Bangalore, Kolkata, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Nagpur, Chennai, Delhi, Kanpur and Mohali Could have played the t20s at smaller venues like Cuttack, instead of hosting them at places like Chennai and Mumbai.

[Cricket Tragic]

****ing morons. They removed 1 test and added 2 useless Tontee Tontee matches. Bastards.

[saneindian]

****ing morons. They removed 1 test and added 2 useless Tontee Tontee matches. Bastards.

T20 WC a month later, so maybe that could be of some use. In any case, that NZ tour was in a limbo and there were chances BCCI could scrap that. Happy to see even 2 tests vs them. The real problem is scrapping of tests from the Lanka tour. Could have been useful for the youngsters.

[rkt.india]

3 tests would have been better against NZ rather than 2 T20s. We will also need an army of fast bowlers for these 10 tests, dont think one set of bowlers will be able to survive this whole season. Selectors will be at test here.

[The Outsider]

Is this the first time we will see test matches in August in India? Come to think of it, can't really remember anything in September either.

[Cricket Tragic]

They already took out the 3 tests vs SL and now another test. :banghead:

[rkt.india]

Is this the first time we will see test matches in August in India? Come to think of it' date=' can't really remember anything in September either.[/quote'] Probably may not even complete. Rainy season.

[OutStumped]

Probably may not even complete. Rainy season.

High chances of both the tests being rained out. Bangalore in August/September - Rain for sure!

[ganeshran]

Match in Bangalore :woot:

[shinchan]

will it be first international match on dhamshala? a T20 & test at mumbai:yay:

[Laaloo]

Just realized that in between the NZ and the England series will be the champions league :banghead: Any progress we make in the NZ series will be gone in the CL and then we will have to start again in the England series.

[Desi Cartman]

Just realized that in between the NZ and the England series will be the champions league :banghead: Any progress we make in the NZ series will be gone in the CL and then we will have to start again in the England series.

So that's why we are playing in August. These people are shameless

[RedFever]

will it be first international match on dhamshala? a T20 & test at mumbai:yay:

yeah the first T20 International to be played in India was held at CCI..

[RedFever]

the 5 match bilateral ODI series are meaningless.. !!

[rkt.india]

So that's why we are playing in August. These people are shameless

We never play tests in August-September, season starts from October..

[kabira]

BCCI should build roof at few stadium, that way they can start season in June itself instead of August

[Sidhoni]

2 tests and 2 T20Is? Whats sort of a series is this??

[Sachin=GOD]

2nd Test vs Aus in Dilli and 3rd in Kanpur - I will definitely go for one (if not both) :aha:

[Old guy]

2nd Test vs Aus in Dilli and 3rd in Kanpur - I will definitely go for one (if not both) :aha:

will def go for delhi test timing is just right and i ve never seen test match live :P

[rajmarie]

Is this the 1st time BCCI has announced the venues of our home series so many months in advance??? Well...thats a good sign.