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Nagpur: The cricketing caravan will roll into the Orange city once again when it hosts the first Test match between India and South Africa in February next year.
The TOI has reliably learnt that the tour itinerary is almost finalized and Nagpur will be hosting the first Test from February 7 to 11.
That Cricket South Africa readily agreed to the Board of Control for Cricket in India request, to play two Tests and 3 ODI’s, at a short notice underlines the goodwill that exists between the two Boards.
The South Africans are scheduled to arrive in Nagpur on February 1.
While top Vidarbha Cricket Association officials stressed that they are getting to host a Test match as per the rotation policy of the Board, the only reason why VCA will also be hosting the 2-day warm up match between the Board President’s XI and South Africa ahead of the Test match will be to cut down on the travel time and ensure top grade security for the visitors.
The tentative dates for the two-day warm-up game will be on February 3 and 4. This match will be played at the old VCA stadium in the heart of the city before the caravan moves over to the smashing new VCA stadium in Jamtha, about 16 kms from the city, for the first Test.
The last time Nagpur got to host a Test match was in November last year when they hosted the fourth and final Test match of the series against Australia.
The second Test match will be played in Kolkata from February 14 to 18.
The three One-dayers will be played at Jaipur, Jamshedpur and Goa. The likely dates for these matches are February 22, 25 and 28th.
