As per the Worldwide Cricket Council’s Future Excursions Programme (FTP), the Indian cricket group is slated to tour England in June 2025 for a sequence of 5 Check matches.
In a press launch, the ECB confirmed that these extremely anticipated matches, competing for the Pataudi Trophy, shall be held at among the most prestigious cricket venues in England.
The revered Lord’s Cricket Floor and the enduring Oval, each situated in London, will host matches, together with Edgbaston in Birmingham, Headingley in Leeds, and Outdated Trafford in Manchester. These 5 facilities are identified for his or her historic significance and the distinct traits they convey to the sport.
The Rose Bowl in Southampton, the place India misplaced the primary World Check Championship last to New Zealand two years in the past, replaces Headingley as a venue for the sequence in 2029, whereas the opposite 4 venues – Lord’s, The Oval, Edgbaston and Outdated Trafford – stay the identical.
“By asserting preparations for the subsequent seven years, we’re additionally giving venues long-term certainty in order that they’ll make investments sustainably into stadium enhancements and improved fan experiences,” mentioned Richard Gould, ECB CEO.
India are the one aspect other than Australia in opposition to whom England play 5 Assessments in a sequence, each residence and away.
England’s subsequent tour of India shall be in January 2024 for a five-Check affair, which shall be performed for the Anthony de Mello Trophy.
India and England have been enjoying 5 matches in a Check sequence since 2014, except England’s tour of India 2020-21 when one Check was decreased to accommodate limited-overs sequence, which was postponed as a result of first wave of the coronavirus pandemic.
India final received an away Check sequence in opposition to England about 16 years in the past in 2007.
(With PTI Inputs)
