Chennai, Apr 2: Four new venues, Dharamsala, Pune, Rajkot and Ranchi will host international cricket matches for BCCI, the cricket board's Tour, Programme and Fixtures Committee decided here today.
The committee decided the venues for the series, to be played from August 2012 to March 2013.
Dharamsala has already been approved as an international venue, whereas Rajkot, Pune and Ranchi are ready for approval.
For the series against New Zealand this year in August-September, two Test matches will be played in Hyderabad and Bangalore, while the two T20 internationals will be played in Vishakhapatnam and Chennai.
For the series to be played against England from November till January next year, four test matches will be played in Kolkata, Mumbai, Ahmedabad and Nagpur, while the two T20 internationals will be played in Pune and Mumbai. The five ODIs will be played in Rajkot, Dharamsala, Ranchi, Mohali and Kochi.
For the series against Australia in February-March next year, the four test matches will be played in Chennai, Delhi, Kanpur and Mohali, a BCCI press release said.
BCCI secretary Sanjay Jagdale will finalize the exact schedule for each series, based on logistics.
