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New Delhi, Sep 20 (PTI) With the ongoing vaccination drive helping to flatten India"s COVID-19 curve, BCCI secretary Jay Shah is optimistic about fans returning to the venues in large numbers in the upcoming international home season.
The Indian cricket team is scheduled to play four Tests, 14 T20 Internationals and three ODIs at home between November 2021 to June 2022.
"The 2021-22 home season holds a lot of promise, and Team India will play in all major centres of India.
Vaccination has ensured that the pandemic curve is beginning to flatten, and I am very optimistic that we will have the fans back for the home season," Shah said on Monday after the apex council meeting.
The four Tests are part of the World Test Championship (WTC) cycle.
The teams that will visit India during the eight-month period are New Zealand (in November-December), West Indies (in February, 2022), Sri Lanka (February-March 2022) and South Africa (in June, 2022).