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21-Oct-2016 07:59:00 GMT
Australia in India 2016-17

Pune to Host First India-Australia Test in 2017

Mumbai: The western Indian city of Pune will stage its first test when the home side plays Australia in the opener of the four-match series starting February.

The Pune test starts Feb. 23 before Australia travel to Bengaluru for the second match from March 4.

Two more venues -- Ranchi and Dharamshala -- will also host their first tests with the third and fourth matches of the Border-Gavaskar series.

The scheduling will force some Australia players, who play all three formats, to miss a three-match Twenty20 international series against Sri Lanka at home, with the first test in India starting a day after the final game against Sri Lanka.

With Australia suffering a 3-0 thrashing in their recent test series in Sri Lanka, there have been talks about the prospect of picking specialist players for different conditions.

Full Schedule:

  • 1st test - Feb. 23-27 - Pune
  • 2nd test - Mar. 04-08 - Bengaluru
  • 3rd test - Mar. 16-20 - Ranchi
  • 4th test - Mar. 25-29 - Dharamshala

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