The International Cricket Council on Thursday awarded this year's ICC Champions Trophy matches to Mumbai, New Delhi and Kolkata with the final scheduled on November 5 at the Wankhede Stadium.
The decision was taken at the ICC's executive board meeting that decided to announce the schedule of the tournament on April 1.
"Kolkata, Mumbai and New Delhi will host matches in the 10-team tournament which will start on October 7 and finish with the final in Mumbai on November 5. The seedings for the event will be determined by the ICC One-Day International Rankings as on April 1 and the match schedule will be determined after this date," ICC spokesman Jon Long said in a media release.
The statement said ICC President Ehsan Mani had a separate meeting on the topic of television rights in India. The meeting involved discussions between representatives from all ICC Full Member countries and several major broadcasters and media rights holders.
CSI Octagon, Doordarshan, ESPN Star Sports, Sony Entertainment Television, TEN Sports, TWI and Zee were all given an opportunity to present their views at the meeting.
