Bangladesh to face India at Hyderabad test

Amidst a busy schedule full of a number of Test series coming up, India is all set to play Test match with Bangladesh.

As the neighbours will visit India, the only Test match will be played at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad, reported by cricket country.

The series has been named Ganguly-Durjoy Series after former India captain Sourav Ganguly and Bangladesh’s first captain Naimur Rahman Durjoy.

India, after a long season of limited-overs cricket, will now play back to back Test series after their limited-overs series in Zimbabwe.

The series that included three of both One-Day Internationals (ODIs) and Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) will be followed by India’s tour to West Indies which marks the initiation of India’s Test season.

Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced the venues for the upcoming Test matches in India.

New Zealand, England, Australia and Bangladesh all will be visiting India for the upcoming Test matches. Venues like Indore, Dharamsala and Ranchi will host their first ever Test matches with the upcoming series.

India is set to play three Test matches with New Zealand, five with England and four with Australia apart from the solitary Test with Bangladesh which sums up to 13 Test matches in total this 2016-17 season for India.