Ahmedabad to host D/N Test between India and England from February 24

Ahmedabad to host D/N Test between India and England from February 24

Motera's Sardar Patel Stadium

Motera's Sardar Patel Stadium
Motera’s Sardar Patel Stadium

The Board for Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah confirmed that the second Test of England’s tour of India will be hosted by Ahmedabad. The Test, which will be a day-night affair, will take place at the Motera Stadium, the largest cricket stadium in the World. BCCI president Sourav Ganguly had earlier declared that the Three Lions will be touring the subcontinent for four Tests, three ODIs and five T20Is.

The Test series is slated to kick off from Frebruary 7 next year. And the pink ball Test, the second of the series, is scheduled for Frebruary 24.

“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,” Shah was quoted by ANI.

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Motera Stadium to host the T20I series

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England captain Eoin Morgan and India captain Virat Kohli

While inaugurating Gujarat Cricket Association‘s indoor academy for young cricketers, Shah went on to add that the T20I series will also be hosted at the Motera Stadium. The five-match T20I series is in light of the upcoming T20 World Cup in India late next year. Given that England is currently the top-ranked side in the format. The governing body has carefully planned the tour so as to prepare the home team for the gala event of the format.

“5 T20I matches will be played in Ahmedabad’s Motera stadium,” he said.

England’s tour in 2021 will mark the return of international cricket to the country for the first time since January 2020, when Australia toured India for a three-match ODI series. Team India are currently touring Australia having clinched the T20I series after losing the three-match ODI rubber. The stalwarts are gearing up to class in the much anticipated Border Gavaskar series which will feature four Test matches starting from December 17.

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