India and England 2014 cricket itinerary: five Test matches and ODIs and a T20
The India and England Test matches will be held at Trent Bridge, Lord's, Southampton (Ageas Bowl), Old Trafford and the Oval, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said as it announced India’s tour of England next summer which will last between Monday, 23 June and Monday, 8 September.
"This will be the first time England has hosted India in a five-Test series in more than 50 years and the length of the series reflects the iconic status which contests between these two great cricketing nations now enjoy,” said ECB chief executive David Collier
As for the ODIs, the 2014 series between India and England comes after India triumphed in the final of the ICC Champions Trophy competition at Edgbaston earlier this year.
While the first Test of 2014 will begin only Wednesday, 9 July, India will play warm-up matches against Leicestershire, Derbyshire and Middlesex consisting of 50-over games.
India last toured England in 2011 when they were defeated four-nil in the Test Series and three-nil in the ODI series with the T20 series drawn 1-1.
India’s 2011 tour to England brought together more than 850,000 spectators over the course of the season, according to the ECB.
The dates and venues for India’s tour to England in 2014 for the Test series, ODIs and the T20 match: |
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23 June: India team arrives in UK 26 - 28 June: Three-day game v Leicestershire, Grace Road 1 - 3 July: Three-day game v Derbyshire, Derby 9 - 13 July: First Test Match, Trent Bridge 17 - 21 July: Second Test Match, Lord's 27 - 31 July: Third Test Match, Ageas Bowl (but venue is subject to change) 7 - 11 Aug: Fourth Test Match, Old Trafford 15 - 19 Aug: Fifth Test Match, Kia Oval 22 Aug: Fifty-over game v Middlesex, Lord's 25 Aug: 1st ODI, Bristol 27 Aug: 2nd ODI, SWALEC Stadium 30 Aug: 3rd ODI, Trent Bridge 2 Sept: 4th ODI, Edgbaston 5 Sept: 5th ODI, Headingley 7 Sept: T20, Edgbaston Mon 8 Sept: Indian cricket team departs UK |
England will also play Test matches against Sri Lanka in June, just ahead of Indian cricket squad’s tour.
