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India to host England Cricket Team for five tests, three One-Day Internationals and 3 twenty20 matches. England tour of India to begin on 9th November 2016 when Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium to host first test match in Rajkot.
ECB director Mr. Andrew Strauss said, “This promises to be a historic Test series — the first five-Test rubber England have played in India since 1984-85 and a great opportunity for Alastair Cook and his players to repeat the memorable Test series win we enjoyed on our last trip to India in 2012.”
India’s test team skipper Virat Kohli said, “Both sides will like to play hard cricket. England are one of the better sides in the world and there will be quality cricket even though we are playing at home,” said Indian Test captain Virat Kohli.”
England Tour of India 2016 Schedule
| Date | Match | Time | Fixture | Venue |
| 9-13 November 2016 | 1st Test | 9:30 IST | India vs England | Saurashtra Stadium, Rajkot |
| 17-21 November 2016 | 2nd Test | 9:30 IST | India vs England | ACA-VDCA Stadium, Visakhapatnam |
| 26-30 November 2016 | 3rd Test | 9:30 IST | India vs England | IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali |
| 8-12 December 2016 | 4th Test | 9:30 IST | India vs England | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
| 16-20 December 2016 | 5th Test | 9:30 IST | India vs England | Chidambaram, Chennai |
| 15 January 2017 | 1st ODI | 14:30 IST | India vs England | MCA, Pune |
| 19 January 2017 | 2nd ODI | 14:30 IST | India vs England | Barabati Stadium, Cuttack |
| 22 January 2017 | 3rd ODI | 14:30 IST | India vs England | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
| 26 January 2017 | 1st T20I | 19:00 IST | India vs England | Green Park, Kanpur |
| 29 January 2017 | 2nd T20I | 19:00 IST | India vs England | VCA Stadium, Nagpur |
| 1 February 2017 | 3rd T20I | 19:00 IST | India vs England | M. Chinnaswamy, Bengaluru |
