England announce India tour series dates for 2016-17
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England were the hosts when they beat India 3-1 in the 2014 Test series between the sides
England will play a five-match Test series in India for the first time in more than 30 years as part of their 2016 tour.
The tourists will also play three one-day games and three Twenty20 matches.
Rajkot will make its Test venue debut when the series starts on 9 November, as will Vishakapatnam when it hosts the second match.
Mohali, Mumbai and Chennai are the other venues for England's first five-Test series in India since 1984-85.
England in India 2016-17
9-13 November: 1st Test, Rajkot
17-21 November: 2nd Test, Vishakapatnam
26-30 November: 3rd Test, Mohali
8-12 December: 4th Test, Mumbai
16-20 December: 5th Test, Chennai
15 January: 1st ODI, Pune
19 January: 2nd ODI, Cuttack
22 January: 3rd ODI, Kolkata
26 January: 1st T20, Kanpur
29 January: 2nd T20, Nagpur
1 February: 3rd T20, Bangalore