Pune, Ranchi and Dharamsala will be hosting cricket test matches for the first time as the BCCI today announced venues for India's four-match test series against Australia beginning on 23rd February , 2017.The teams will open their campaign in the Border-GavaskarTrophy with the first Test in Pune followed by Bengaluru, Ranchi and Dharamsala. The three centres which had hosted One-day Internationals and T20 Internationals in the past – were accorded Test status last November.