Australia to play a warm-up before one-dayers

New Delhi: Australia will play a warm-up game in Chennai on Tuesday before starting a series of One Day Internationals against India, the hosts said.

The Baggy Greens will take on Virat Kohli’s India in five ODIs and three Twenty20 matches starting September 17.

Next month India host New Zealand for three ODIs and three T20 games.

Meanwhile, former India captain and CAB president, Sourav Ganguly, has invited batting great Kumar Sangakkara to deliver Jagmohan Dalmiya Memorial Lecture ahead of the India-Sri Lanka Test series in November.

“I have spoken to him (Sangakkara) for the Lecture and we will finalise the date soon,” Ganguly told reporters at Eden Gardens.

The BCCI has its own MAK Pataudi Memorial Lecture and since Dalmiya was the longest serving CAB president, the state association felt it would be a fitting tribute for the iconic Indian cricket administrator who died on September 20, 2015.

Last year too, prior to the India-New Zealand Test in September-October, the CAB had planned to stage the lecture. But it could not take place, as it coincided with the BCCI special general meeting which kept all state associations busy.

Schedule

India vs Australia

September 12 Warm-up, Chennai — Australia v Board President XI

September 17 1st ODI, Chennai

September 21 2nd ODI, Kolkata

September 24 3rd ODI, Indore

September 28 4th ODI, Bengaluru

October 1 5th ODI, Nagpur

October 7 1st T20, Ranchi

October 10 2nd T20, Guwahati

October 13 3rd T20, Hyderabad

India vs New Zealand