West Indies tour itinerary

India will play five Tests and an equal number of one-dayers during its 62-day cricket tour of the West Indies from April 2 to June 2.

The Indians will play the first Test at Bourda, in Guyana, from April 11 to 15 after arriving on April 2 and then proceed to Trinidad to play the second Test from April 19 to 23, according to the itinerary released by the Board of control for Cricet in India in Mumbai on Monday.

The visitors will play a three-day match against the West Indies Academy XI from April 26 to 28 followed by the third Test at the Kensington Oval (Barbados) from May 2 to 6 and the fourth Test at Antigua from May 10 to 14, the release added.

The fifth and final Test will be at Sabina Park (Jamaica) from May 18 to 22.

Sabina Park, in Jamaica, will also host the first two one-dayers on May 25 and 26 while the third will be at Kensington Oval on May 29; the last two matches will be at Trinidad on June 1 and 2 before the Indian team leaves for home on June 3, the release said.

Meanwhile, Zimbabwe, who are scheduled to arrive in Mumbai on February 12 for their 36-day tour of India, will kick-off their campaign with a three-day match against the Board President's XI at Vijayawada from February 15 to 17. The first two Test matches between Zimbabwe and India will be held at Nagpur (February 21-25) and Delhi (February 28-March 4).

Mail Cricket Editor