Mumbai, May 22: The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) today announced the itinerary for England's winter tours of India (2012-13) which will include four Test Matches and two T20 Internationals before Christmas and five One-Day Internationals in the New Year.
England are scheduled to leave the UK on October 25 for a three day training camp at the ICC Global Cricket Academy in Dubai before playing three First-Class matches in India ahead of the four-Test series.
ECB Managing Director, England Cricket, Hugh Morris said, "This will be England's first full tour of India since 2008 and I am sure that cricket fans in both countries will be eagerly anticipating an exciting series of contests in all three formats of the game.
"We are grateful to BCCI for agreeing to host three First-Class tour matches ahead of the Test series and we are also seeking to finalise an England Performance Programme camp in India before Christmas which will help prepare members of both our Test and T20 squads", he said.
England Test and T20 Squads - Tour to India 2012
25 October Team departs UK
26-28 October Training ICC Global Cricket Academy, Dubai
29 October Arrive Mumbai
30 October-1 November 3-day tour match Mumbai, CCI
3-5 November 3-day tour match Mumbai, BKC
8-11 November 4-day tour match Ahmedabad, SPS Navrangpura
15-19 November 1st Test Match Ahmedabad, Motera
23-27 November 2nd Test Match Mumbai, Wankhede Stadium
5-9 December 3rd Test Match Kolkata
13-17 December 4th Test Match Nagpur
20 December 1st T20 (f) Pune
22 December 2nd T20 (f) Mumbai, Wankhede Stadium
23 December Team departs India
England ODI Squad - Tour to India 2013
2 January Team departs UK
3 January Arrive Delhi
6 January 50-over tour match (D/N) Venue tbc
8 January 50 over tour match Venue tbc
11 January 1st ODI (D/N) Rajkot
15 January 2nd ODI (D/N) Kochi
19 January 3rd ODI (D/N) Ranchi
23 January 4th ODI (D/N) Dharamshala
27 January 5th ODI (D/N) Mohali
28 January Team departs India
England are scheduled to leave the UK on October 25 for a three day training camp at the ICC Global Cricket Academy in Dubai before playing three First-Class matches in India ahead of the four-Test series.
ECB Managing Director, England Cricket, Hugh Morris said, "This will be England's first full tour of India since 2008 and I am sure that cricket fans in both countries will be eagerly anticipating an exciting series of contests in all three formats of the game.
"We are grateful to BCCI for agreeing to host three First-Class tour matches ahead of the Test series and we are also seeking to finalise an England Performance Programme camp in India before Christmas which will help prepare members of both our Test and T20 squads", he said.
England Test and T20 Squads - Tour to India 2012
25 October Team departs UK
26-28 October Training ICC Global Cricket Academy, Dubai
29 October Arrive Mumbai
30 October-1 November 3-day tour match Mumbai, CCI
3-5 November 3-day tour match Mumbai, BKC
8-11 November 4-day tour match Ahmedabad, SPS Navrangpura
15-19 November 1st Test Match Ahmedabad, Motera
23-27 November 2nd Test Match Mumbai, Wankhede Stadium
5-9 December 3rd Test Match Kolkata
13-17 December 4th Test Match Nagpur
20 December 1st T20 (f) Pune
22 December 2nd T20 (f) Mumbai, Wankhede Stadium
23 December Team departs India
England ODI Squad - Tour to India 2013
2 January Team departs UK
3 January Arrive Delhi
6 January 50-over tour match (D/N) Venue tbc
8 January 50 over tour match Venue tbc
11 January 1st ODI (D/N) Rajkot
15 January 2nd ODI (D/N) Kochi
19 January 3rd ODI (D/N) Ranchi
23 January 4th ODI (D/N) Dharamshala
27 January 5th ODI (D/N) Mohali
28 January Team departs India
