Cricket: Kolkata, Nagpur, Delhi to host Sri Lanka Tests in India

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According to Hindustan Times report, the BCCI has awarded the three Test matches of the November-December home series against Sri Lanka to Kolkata, Nagpur and Delhi.

The final stretch of the international season at home will begin from middle of November with Kolkata hosting the first Test against Sri Lanka.

The second Test is scheduled in Nagpur, which will be making a comeback after ICC suspension for poor pitch. The final Test will be held in Delhi.

The three ODIs against Sri Lanka will be held in Dharamsala, Mohali and Vizag, while the lone T-20 will be played at Trivandrum.

The cricket calendar for 2018 will reads as:

Sri Lanka in Bangladesh - 2 tests, 3 ODIs, 1-T20 (6 January to 25 February)

Independence Cup in Sri Lanka – Tri Nation (7 ODIs including final) (March 15 to 1 April)

Asia Cup in India ODIs in June (2 weeks)

Sri Lanka to West Indies -- 3 Tests (June-July)

South Africa to Sri Lanka – 3 Tests (August-September)

England to Sri Lanka -- 3 Tests, 5 ODIs, 1 T20 (October-November)

Sri Lanka to New Zealand -- 2 Tests, 3 ODIs and 1 T20 (December)

This will be followed by a tour of Australia in 2019 – 2 tests and 3 ODIs in January

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