The Board of Control for Cricket in India – BCCI on Thursday announced the schedule for the India Australia series.The opening Test of the short rubber would be played from October 2 to 6 at Mohali while the second Test at Bangalore would be conducted from October 10 to 14, as per the decision taken by the BCCI's Tour, Programmes and Fixtures Committee in Mumbai. BCCI secretary N Srinivasan has stated in a release that the three One-day Internationals during the series would be played at Kochi, Goa and Vishakapatnam.The visitors would open the tour with a three-day match before the first Test at Mohali from September 27 to 29. The venues for India New Zealand series have also been announced. The Test matches against the Kiwis will be held in Ahmedabad, Kanpur and Mumbai while the five ODI venues will be at Bangalore, Mohali, Chennai, Guwahati and Hyderabad.The tours schedule: Australia visit: Sep 27-29: Three-day practice match at Mohali Oct 2-6: 1st Test at Mohali Oct 10-14: 2nd Test at Bangalore Oct 19: 1st ODI at Kochi Oct 22: 2nd ODI in Goa Oct 24: 3rd ODI at VishakapatnamNew Zealand visit: Nov 4-8: 1st Test at Ahmedabad Nov 12-16: 2nd Test at Kanpur Nov 20-24: 3rd Test at Mumbai ODI venues: schedule of matches to be decided later.