Revised schedule for England's tour

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced a revised schedule for England's winter tour of the country on Monday, with the visitors now playing Tests in Mohali, Ahmedabad and Bangalore.

England will return home for a Christmas break after the tests before returning to play a five-match one-day international series against the hosts.

They are also scheduled to play three three-day games against local sides.

The dates for the one-day matches were still to be finalised, the board said.

The board's secretary Jaywant Lele said from Baroda that while some venues had been changed, the dates of the matches were the same as first released in May.

The BCCI working committee also announced a revised itinerary for Zimbabwe's two-Test tour of India early next year.

ENGLAND ITINERARY:
November 18-20: England v Board President's XI in Bombay or Pune
November 23-25: England v India A in Hyderabad
November 28-30: England v Ranji champions Baroda in Jaipur or Jodhpur
December 3-7: First Test in Mohali
December 11-15: Second Test in Ahmedabad
December 19-23: Third Test in Bangalore
January 22: First one-day international in Calcutta
January 25: Second one-day international in Madras
January 28: Third one-day international in Bombay
January 31: Fourth one-day international in Delhi
February 3: Fifth one-day international in Kanpur

ZIMBABWE ITINERARY:
February 15-17: Zimbabwe v Board President's XI in Rajkot
February 20-24: First Test in New Delhi
February 28-March 4: Second Test in Nagpur
March 7: First one-day international in Faridabad
March 10: Second one-day international in Mohali
March 13: Third one-day international in Guwahati
March 16: Fourth one-day international in Cochin
March 19: Fifth one-day international in Hyderabad

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