India announce NZ tour

Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni will take his side to NZ for the first time in six years

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India will play two Tests and five one-day internationals on a tour of New Zealand in March next year, a statement from the Board of Control in Cricket in India said.

The tour will commence with a Twenty20 match at Wellington’s Westpac Stadium on March 6.

India will be making their first appearance in New Zealand for six years.

India’s tour of New Zealand schedule:

March 6: Twenty20 International at Westpac Stadium, Wellington
March 8: 1st ODI at McLean Park, Napier (Day/night)
March 11: 2nd ODI at Seddon Park, Hamilton (Day/night)
March 14: 3rd ODI at Eden Park, Auckland (Day/night)
March 17: 4th ODI at Westpac Stadium, Wellington (Day/night)
March 20: 5th ODI AMI Stadium, Christchurch (Day/night)
March 22-24: vs New Zealand XI at Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln University
March 26-30: 1st Test, Seddon Park, Hamilton.
April 3-7: 2nd Test, Basin Reserve, Wellington.