BCCI ignores Hyderabad for international matches; no matches scheduled in city this season

Home season for the Indian cricket team will commence with the IDFC First Bank Test series against West Indies

HYDERABAD: The home season for the Indian cricket team will commence with the IDFC First Bank Test series against West Indies, starting on October 2 in Ahmedabad, with Hyderabad not figuring in the schedule.

The second and final Test will be held in Kolkata from October 10.

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Following the West Indies series, India will host South Africa for a gripping contest across all three formats.

The IDFC First Bank Test series against South Africa will be historic as Guwahati is set to host its maiden Test match. The series will begin in New Delhi on November 14, with Guwahati hosting the second Test from November 22.

India and South Africa will then battle it out in a three-match ODI series and a five-match T20I series in December, with the final taking place in Ahmedabad.

Visakhapatnam will host the third ODI against South Africa on December 6, while Ranchi, Raipur will host the other two ODIs.

The T-20 Internationals will be held in Cuttack, Chandigarh, Dharamshala, Lucknow and Ahmedabad.