The test series of India-New Zealand is going to start from 18 March, 2009. They will play three Test matches. After winning the One-day series India is thinking to take the lead over the host in test series. According to the schedule the tests will kick off 18-22 March and the last one in 3-7April 2009. The players will take parts in second season of Indian Premier League from 10 April. Later, in the earlier June all the cricket teams will take part in the most anticipated Twenty20 world Cup that will be hosted by England.
So, it is a tough schedule for the cricket playing countries. According to the tour schedule of India, the timing is not well for the Indian fans who lives in South Asia even in the Middle East. All the Test Cricket matches will be started at 11:00 AM local time of New Zealand when it will be at 22:00 GMT. According to Indian time it will be kicked off at 3:30 AM.
Fixture of India vs New Zealand Test matches
| Wed 18 - Sun 22
11:00 local, 22:00 GMT | 1st Test - New Zealand v India
Seddon Park, Hamilton
Originally scheduled for March 26-30, 2009 |
| Thu 26 - Mon 30
10:30 local, 21:30 GMT | 2nd Test - New Zealand v India
McLean Park, Napier |
| April 2009 |
| Fri 3 - Tue 7
10:30 local, 21:30 GMT | 3rd Test - New Zealand v India
Basin Reserve, Wellington |
If you want to buy the tickets of the upcoming test cricket series 2009 between India and New Zealand you can get help from different websites. Ticketek.com is one of them to assist to get the online tickets of the cricket series of Seddon Park, Hamilton. It is offering tickets in two different ways one is for Adults for 5 Day Match Pass about $75.00 and for child $30.00.
To enter this play ground you have to follow some terms and conditions. First you will not allow smoking here.