The Eden Gardens, Kolkata will host the one-off T20 between India and West Indies on November 4 this year. The team from the Caribbean will visit India for a full-fledged tour between October and November. West Indies’ tour of India will comprise of three Tests, five ODIs, and a one-off T20.

While making the announcement of the match, Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) chief Sourav Ganguly said, “We will host the Caribbean team for the one-off T20 international at the Eden Gardens.”

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The former India skipper also clarified the fact that Eden Gardens will be ready to host the Indian Premier League (IPL) qualifiers if Pune misses out. On Friday, the BCCI had awarded the eliminator and the second qualifier to the Maharashtra Cricket Association for the upcoming edition of the cash-rich league.

However, the Rising Pune Supergiants, who lost to the Mumbai Indians during last year’s final, are now no longer part of the tournament, other state associations were pushing for the spot.

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West Indies last toured India for a bilateral series in 2014 for a limited-overs and a Test series, but following a pay dispute with the WICB (West Indies Cricket Board), the tour was discontinued midway after the fourth ODI in Dharamsala. Since West Indies have only been to India for the World T20 in 2016. Since then, India has visited the Caribbean islands twice – Tests in 2016 and limited-overs series (five ODIs and one T20I) in 2017. India won both the legs.