The ACA Stadium will also host five to six matches of the ICC Women's ODI World Cup, which will be the first World Cup cricket matches in the northeast, Saikia said.
Rajneesh Gupta throws up all the numbers from Test encounters between India and South Africa.
The controversial Decision Review System will not be in use for the India-South Africa Test series, commencing February 6 in Nagpur.
Around 120 billion Doordarshan viewers will not be able to watch the upcoming India-South Africa three Test match series starting March 26, as the government on Monday decided not to declare the series as sporting event of national importance.
The fourth day's play in the second cricket Test between India and South Africa was called off without a ball being bowled following rain and wet ground conditions, in Bengaluru, on Tuesday.
Promising a fair pitch for the second India-South Africa Test, Wilson Ngobese, the chief groundsman of the Kingsmead stadium in Durban, said the track prepared by him will not excessively help bowlers.
The controversial Umpire Decision Review System will not be used during India's Test tour of South Africa next month, coach Corrie van Zyl said.
South Africa opener Dean Elgar reckons that the toss will play an important role in tougher Indian conditions during the four-Test series and said they will look to put the Indian new ball bowlers under pressure early on.
Punjab Cricket Association on Friday said they will prepare a sporting wicket for next week's opening Test match between India and South Africa at Mohali with the pitch expected to help fast bowlers initially and the spinners also coming into play later on, in the five-day match.
With Doordarshan opting out of the simultaneous coverage of the India-South Africa three-test match series, sports channel Neo Sports the exclusive telecast rights holder for the series hopes to rake in Rs 70 crore in advertising revenue. Neo Sports has eight on-air sponsors (two co-sponsors and six associate sponsors). Coca-Cola, Airtel, Hero Honda, Pidilite and Asian Paints are putting about Rs 26-28 crore, while the remaining amount will come from spot selling.
A fire scare broke out in the Newlands during the third day of the third and Test between India and South Africa on Tuesday after smoke was seen coming out of the kitchen adjacent to the member's stand and below the Indian dressing room.
South Africa hold the psychological edge going into the second Test against an India team weighed down by major fitness issues.
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