India to play Test, ODI series in Australia before World Cup 2015

Defending Champions India will play test as well as ODI series in Australia before the start of the world cup 2015. This series will surely help Indian players to know the conditions of the Australian pitches before the world cup. India will play a test series against the hosts and a triangular series, including England starting on January 16 in Australia.

“The Fans in Brisbane will see the India Test team for the first time since 2003-04,” Cricket Australia said in a statement. “The next 12 months will have something for everyone. It contains some refinements from last season that benefits both players and fans. Never before have we had so much high quality cricket to offer around Australia, whether it’s international or domestic, men’s or women’s, or played with a red or white ball,” Cricket Australia Chief Executive Officer James Sutherland said.

“The 2014-15 schedule looks very different to previous summers due in large part to the ICC Cricket world Cup 2015 that we are co-hosting with New Zealand for the first time in 23 years.”“With a Test series against India, ODIs against the top teams in world cricket, the ICC Cricket World Cup and another strong domestic calendar, this year promises to be even bigger,” Sutherland added. PTI

The schedule:

Test series                                                                                                                  

Dec 4-8 1^st test Australia v/s India at Brisbane

Dec 12-16 2^nd test Australia v/s India at Adelaide

Dec 26-30 3^rd test Australia v/s India at Melbourne

Jan 3-7 4^th test Australia v/s India at Sydney

ODI series                                                                                                                  

 Jan16 Australia v/s India at Melbourne

Jan 18 Australia v/s England at Sydney

Jan 20 England v/s India at Brisbane

Jan 23 Australia v/s England at Hobart

Jan 26 Australia v/s India at Sydney

Jan30 England v/s India at Perth

Feb1 Final at Perth