West Indies' tour of India confirmed

West Indies tour of India to be held in November

West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) confirmed that their cricket team would travel to India in November for two Tests and three One-day Internationals.

The dates and venues of the matches are yet to be announced. The second Test is set to be Sachin Tendulkar‘s 200th Test match. Kolkata and Mumbai are expected to host the Tests. Tendulkar with 198 matches would apparently play his 200th match at his home ground in Mumbai.

West Indies last toured India in November-December 2011. They lost a three-match Test series 2-0 – the drawn third match was the dramatic Mumbai Test that ended with scores level and the five-match ODI series ended 4-1 in favour of India.

The teams last met when India travelled to the Caribbean this June for an ODI tri-series also involving Sri Lanka, which India won.

India’s tour of South Africa will now be trimmed. It was due to begin with a tour game on November 18, but if India play five matches against West Indies after the Australia ODIs that end on November 2, it is unlikely that the matches in South Africa could begin before November 30.

The South Africa tour was originally scheduled to include two T20s, seven ODIs and three Tests, ending on January 19. Now, though, apart from beginning later, it will also have to finish earlier as the itinerary for India’s tour of New Zealand begins with an ODI on January 19.

After the India tour, West Indies will have a full tour of New Zealand. They will play three Tests, five ODIs and two T20s in New Zealand, between December 3 and January 15.