The ECB has announced the itinerary for India's tour of England next year, which will encompass five Tests, five ODIs and a solitary T20 International.
India will play a five-match Test series in this country for the first time since 1959 with Trent Bridge, Lord's, the Ageas Bowl, Old Trafford and The Oval being the venue for the Test matches.
Leicestershire, Derbyshire and Middlesex will host tour matches against India, who last toured England in 2011 when they were defeated four-nil in the Test Series and three-nil in the ODI Series with the soliatary T20 won by the hosts.
ECB Chief Executive David Collier said: "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.
"We anticipate significant demand for tickets both for the Investec Test series, and for the One-Day International series which will be the first encounter between these two countries in the 50-over format since India's triumph in the final of the ICC Champions Trophy competition at Edgbaston earlier this year," he concluded.
India Tour Itinerary
Mon 23 June: India team arrives in UK
Thu 26 - Sat 28 June: Three-day game v Leicestershire, Grace Road
Tue 1 - Thu 3 July: Three-day game v Derbyshire, Derby
Wed 9 - Sun 13 July: First Test Match, Trent Bridge
Thu 17 - Mon 21 July: Second Test Match, Lord's
Sun 27 - Thu 31 July: Third Test Match, Ageas Bowl
Thu 7 - Mon 11 Aug: Fourth Test Match, Old Trafford
Fri 15 - Tues 19 Aug: Fifth Test Match, The Oval
Fri 22 Aug: Fifty-over game v Middlesex, Lord's
Mon 25 Aug: 1st ODI, Bristol
Wed 27 Aug: 2nd ODI, SWALEC Stadium, Cardiff
Sat 30 Aug: 3rd ODI, Trent Bridge
Tue 2 Sept: 4th ODI, Edgbaston
Fri 5 Sept: 5th ODI, Headingley
Sun 7 Sept: T20 international, Edgbaston
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