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India-South Africa Test series to commence on Feb 6

Source: PTI
January 15, 2010 12:23 IST
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The hastily-arranged Test series between India and South Africa will start on February 6 in Nagpur, BCCI announced on Friday.

India will play two Tests against South Africa and after the opener in Nagpur, the teams will take a three-day break before playing the second match of the series in Kolkata from February 14.

The first od the three-match ODI series will commence in Jaipur on February 21, BCCI secretary N Srinivasan said in a statement.

The next two One-dayers will folow on February 24 and 27 in Kanpur and Ahmedabad respectively. The matches in Jaipur and Ahmedabad would be day-night affairs.

South Africa were scheduled to play only five One-Day Internationals during the tour but agreed to play the Tests following a request from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).

India, who became the No 1 Test side after beating Sri Lanka 2-0 at home in late 2009, were in danger of losing their top status as they were scheduled to play only two Tests in 2010, both against Bangladesh.

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