Kolkata's Eden Gardens will be the venue for the opening test when India host Sri Lanka in a full series starting next month, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced.

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India blanked Sri Lanka 9-0 across all three formats on their tour there earlier this year.

The first test starts from November 16 while Nagpur and Delhi will host the second and third tests respectively before the sides play three one-day internationals and a same number of Twenty20 internationals.

Fixtures

November 16-20 - First test, KolkataNovember 24-28 - Second test, NagpurDecember 2-6 - Third test, DelhiDecember 10 - First ODI, DharamsalaDecember 13 - Second ODI, MohaliDecember 17 - Third ODI, VisakhapatnamDecember 20 - First T20, CuttackDecember 22 - Second T20, IndoreDecember 24 - Third T20, Mumbai

​(Inputs from Reuters)