Cricket-Pune to host first India-Australia test in February

MUMBAI, Oct 21 ( Reuters) - The western Indian city of Pune will stage its first test when the home side plays Australia in the opener of the four-match series starting February.

The Pune test starts Feb. 23 before Australia travel to Bengaluru for the second match from March 4.

Two more venues -- Ranchi and Dharamshala -- will also host their first tests with the third and fourth matches of the Border-Gavaskar series.

Schedule:

1st test - Feb. 23-27 - Pune

2nd test - March 04-08 - Bengaluru

3rd test - March 16-20 - Ranchi

4th test - March 25-29 - Dharamshala (Reporting by Sudipto Ganguly; Editing by Ian Ransom)