New Delhi: The Indian cricket team will have its hands full with non-stop cricket for nearly nine months, starting this December, which hardly leaves them with any time away from the game. After months of uncertainty, the tour to New Zealand next year is back on track, leaving virtually no rest period for MS Dhoni's men.
CNN-IBN has learnt that after prolonged negotiations between the respective cricket boards ended months of uncertainty with the emergence of a small window of a little over three weeks that allows New Zealand to host India early in 2014.
Highly informed sources close to the development said that the Indian team will be in New Zealand for 24 days after the conclusion of their tour to South Africa. CNN-IBN understands that New Zealand will host India from January 29 to February 22. The teams will face each other in two Tests, three ODIs and one T20 international, the dates for which will be announced shortly.
While the tour is expected to boost revenues for the New Zealand cricket board by means of TV rights, the packed itinerary for India is cause for concern keeping in mind player fatigue. India's tour to South Africa stretches from the first week of December 2013 to January 22, 2014 after which the team will travel to New Zealand. ...
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12:01 PM, Oct 08, 2012
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11:15 AM, Oct 08, 2012
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