New Zealand Cricket on Monday announced a shortened schedule for its home series against India after reports that the visitors wanted to keep the tour as brief as possible.
|Last Updated: Sep 02, 2013, 11:14 AM IST|Source: Bureau
Wellington: New Zealand Cricket on Monday announced a shortened schedule for its home series against India after reports that the visitors wanted to keep the tour as brief as possible.
NZC said India would play two Tests and five one-dayers against the Black Caps between January 19 and February 18, in the first tour by the world number two Test nation since 2009.
Under the ICC`s Future Tours Programme, the trip was supposed to include three Tests, five one-dayers and one T20 in February and March.
However, India were reportedly keen to curtail the visit so they can participate in the Asia Cup, which begins in late February.
NZC chief executive David White admitted last month that discussions with the Board of Cricket Control for India (BCCI) over the tour "have taken longer than we hoped".
He did not address the shortened itinerary in a brief statement issued Monday, saying only: "It`s brilliant that the Black Caps will be playing five ODIs against the world`s top one-day side given the proximity of Cricket World Cup in 2015."
It is not clear whether NZC will receive compensation from the BCCI for potential revenue foregone after one Test and one T20 were cut from the tour.
AFP
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