The West Indies Cricket
Board (WICB) on Tuesday confirmed their tour of India that is supposed to begin in
November this year. In their planned tour, they will play two Tests and three
ODI matches. However, dates and venues of this bilateral series are not
finalized yet.
It is going to be a very
important series for Sachin Tendulkar as he is looking forward to reach another
milestone in the history of cricket. The 40-year-old batting maestro is just
two matches away to compete his 200th Test matches. He is going to
be the first ever player to have played 200 Tests so far.
It is expected that Test
matches will take place in Mumbai and Kolkata. It seems that 200th
Test match will be hosted in Mumbai, Tendulkar's hometown. He has already
played 198 Tests and scored 15837 runs at an average of 53.86 with 51 centuries
and 67 half-centuries.
Former Australian captains
Ricky Ponting and Steve Waugh are just after him with 168 Tests beside their
names, 30 matches less than Sachin Tendulkar.
It is thought that due to
this two-nation series, India’s
tour of South Africa
may have the possibility to be rescheduled and cut short. It was scheduled to
begin on November 21. If India
takes West Indies after home series against Australia
that ends on November 2 then South
Africa tour could begin before November 30.
India’s tour of South Africa was originally
scheduled to play two T20s, seven ODIs and three Tests, ending on January 19.
Due to Indian’s tour of New
Zealand which begins on January 19, they
will have to finish the series earlier.
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