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Indian cricket team to tour England in 2018 for Test and limited-overs series
Indian cricket team and England will play three Twenty20 matches in July 2018, followed by three one-day internationals and then Tests at Edgbaston, Lord’s, Trent Bridge, the Rose Bowl and The Oval
England will host Indian cricket team in a five-match Test series in 2018, the England and Wales Cricket Board announced on Tuesday.
The teams will play three Twenty20 matches in July, followed by three one-day internationals and then Tests at Edgbaston, Lord’s, Trent Bridge, the Rose Bowl and The Oval.
England’s schedule for the year also includes meetings with Pakistan, Australia and Scotland.
“A five-Test series against India is at the heart of next summer’s international programme,” said ECB chief executive officer Tom Harrison in a press release.
“This is always a much-anticipated contest which attracts a huge following across the globe for the five-day game.
“Test match cricket has a strong, consistent and passionate following across England and Wales and the seven summer Tests, starting with the Pakistan matches, are sure to attract good crowds.
“Alongside these, England’s white-ball contests against India, Australia and Scotland will give a fascinating guide to form ahead of the ICC Cricket World Cup, to be staged here in 2019.”
It will be only the second time India, the world’s number one Test side, play a five-Test series in England since 1959.
England’s summer will begin in May with two Tests against Pakistan at Lord’s and Headingley.
They have a one-off one-day game against Scotland in Edinburgh on June 10, followed by five one-day internationals and a T20 match against Australia later that month.
England’s other series:
Pakistan
May 24-28: 1st Test, Lord’s
June 1-5: 2nd Test, Headingley
Scotland
June 10: ODI, Edinburgh
Australia
June 13: 1st ODI, The Oval
June 16: 2nd ODI, Sophia Gardens
June 19: 3rd ODI, Trent Bridge
June 21: 4th ODI, Chester-le-Street
June 24: 5th ODI, Old Trafford
June 27: T20, Edgbaston
