India vs Sri Lanka 2017: Full Schedule Announced

India’s long home season will come to end when they play Sri Lanka in a full tour, as the visitors will play three Tests, three ODIs, and three T20Is.

India who recently showed no mercy on their tour of islanders, where the Virat Kohli-led side defeated the hosts in every format of the game and completed the whole tour without suffering a single defeat.

Men in Blue, who recently defeated Australia in the One-Day series will host New Zeland later this month but to end up this year they will be playing Sri Lanka in another nine-games.

The Tests will be played in Kolkata, Nagpur, and Delhi, while the ODIs are scheduled to be played in Dharamshala, Mohali, and Vishakhapatnam and to end the tour the three T20Is will be played in Cuttack, Indore, and Mumbai.

The long tour will start on 16th of November and will end India’s long home season at Wankhede stadium on 24th December.

Though the Board of Control for Cricket in India have not made any official announcement yet, as per ESPN Cricinfo, they have confirmed with every association about the details of the schedule for Sri Lanka’s tour to India.

Indore and Mumbai will be hosting their second international game in quick time, while Nagpur will be under the scanner, as the last Test that took place in the Orange City in 2015 featuring India and South Africa was rated poor by the ICC.

Kerala Cricket Association secretary Jayesh George while speaking to ESPNcricinfo said that they were supposed to host Sri Lanka in December but due to festive season in Odisha (Cuttack) we will host New Zealand.

“We were initially supposed to host Sri Lanka in December and Odisha [Cuttack] were supposed to host the New Zealand game in November,” KCA  secretary Jayesh George told ESPNcricinfo. “But, there is a festival in Odisha in November, so we are now hosting the New Zealand game instead.”

Here’s the schedule of Sri Lanka’s tour of India:

1st Test: November 16-20, Kolkata

2nd Test: November 24-28, Nagpur

3rd Test: December 2-6, Delhi

1st ODI: December 10, Dharamsala

2nd ODI: December 13, Mohali

3rd ODI December 17, Visakhapatnam

1st T20I: December 20, Cuttack

2nd T20I: December 22, Indore

3rd T20I: December 24, Mumbai