Hyderabad: India is set to host England in February and with this event, cricket will return to the country post-COVID-19 induced lockdown. Virat Kohli-led outfit is slated to play 4 Tests, 5 T20Is and 3 ODIs against England.
The first two Test matches will be played in Chennai and both sides will travel to Ahmedabad for the remaining games.
The second Test between India and England at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, slated to begin from February 13 will have 50 per cent crowd in attendance, Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) secretary RS Ramasaamy confirmed on Monday.
"We have spoken to the BCCI, we will get official approval for 50 per cent fans by today evening," Ramaswamy told ANI. The first two Tests of the four-match series between India and England will be played in Chennai, and then the action for the last two Tests will move to Ahmedabad.
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Earlier in the day, a BCCI official confirmed that fans would be allowed inside the Motera Stadium for the third and fourth Test between India and England.
With three Tests now set to have fans in attendance, only the first Test of the series, beginning February 5 will be played behind closed doors.
Here is the full schedule of India vs England 2021.
Tests
February 05-09: 1st Test at M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, 09: 30 AM IST
February 13-17: 2nd Test at M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, 09: 30 AM IST
February 24-28: 3rd Test at Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad, 02:30 PM IST
March 04-08: 4th Test at Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad, 09:30 PM IST
T20Is
March 12: 1st T20I at Motera Stadium, Ahmedabad, 07:00 PM IST
March 14: 2nd T20I at Motera Stadium, Ahmedabad, 07:00 PM IST
March 16: 3rd T20I at Motera Stadium, Ahmedabad, 07:00 PM IST
March 18: 4th T20I at Motera Stadium, Ahmedabad, 07:00 PM IST
March 20: 5th T20I at Motera Stadium, Ahmedabad, 07:00 PM IST
ODIs
March 23: 1st ODI at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune, 01:30 PM IST
March 26: 2nd ODI at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune, 01:30 PM IST
March 28: 3rd ODI at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune, 01:30 PM IST
Full Squads
India (First two Tests):
Virat Kohli (C), Ajinkya Rahane (VC), Rohit Sharma, Mayank Agarwal, Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya, Rishabh Pant (WK), Wriddhiman Saha (WK), Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ishant Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Md. Siraj, Shardul Thakur.
Net bowlers:
Ankit Rajpoot, Sandeep Warrier, Krishnappa Gowtham, Saurabh Kumar, Avesh Khan
Standby players:
Abhimanyu Easwaran, Shahbaz Nadeem, Rahul Chahar, Priyank Panchal, KS Bharat
England squad (First two Tests):
Joe Root (captain), Moeen Ali, Dom Bess, Stuart Broad, Rory Burns, Jos Buttler, Zak Crawley, Ben Foakes, Dan Lawrence, Jack Leach, Ben Stokes, Olly Stone, Dom Sibley, Chris Woakes, Jofra Archer, James Anderson.
