<p>Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium will be hosting the farewell Test for Sachin Tendulkar after the legendary batsman expressed a wish to play his landmark 200th match against the West Indies next month in front of his home crowd.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The BCCI's Programmes and Fixtures committee, headed by Rajiv Shukla, met here today to chalk out the detailed schedule of the hastily-arranged series comprising two Tests and three one-dayers.<br /><br />Shukla said that the committee decided to grant Tendulkar's wish to play his last Test at the venue where he made his debut in first class cricket -- the Wankhede Stadium.<br /><br />The Eden Gardens in Kolkata will host the opening clash of the series from November 6 to 10 and like Wankhede, gets an 'out-of-turn' Test match as according to the BCCI's rotational policy, it was actually Bangalore and Ahmedabad's turn.<br /><br />The second Test is scheduled from November 14-18.<br /><br />The Caribbean side will also play three ODIs slated for November 21, 24 and 27.<br /><br />The venues for the first two One-day Internationals will be Kochi and Visakhapatnam, respectively, while the third ODI is yet to be decided.<br /><br />According to Shukla, the final One-dayer could go to held in either Kanpur or Baroda.The BCCI is also planning a grand farewell for Tendulkar.<br /><br />The Board had squeezed in the home series against the West Indies to give Tendulkar an opportunity to retire in front of his home fans.<br /><br />Tendulkar last week announced his decision to retire from Test cricket after playing his landmark match, bringing an end to the intense speculation about his future.</p>
<p>Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium will be hosting the farewell Test for Sachin Tendulkar after the legendary batsman expressed a wish to play his landmark 200th match against the West Indies next month in front of his home crowd.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The BCCI's Programmes and Fixtures committee, headed by Rajiv Shukla, met here today to chalk out the detailed schedule of the hastily-arranged series comprising two Tests and three one-dayers.<br /><br />Shukla said that the committee decided to grant Tendulkar's wish to play his last Test at the venue where he made his debut in first class cricket -- the Wankhede Stadium.<br /><br />The Eden Gardens in Kolkata will host the opening clash of the series from November 6 to 10 and like Wankhede, gets an 'out-of-turn' Test match as according to the BCCI's rotational policy, it was actually Bangalore and Ahmedabad's turn.<br /><br />The second Test is scheduled from November 14-18.<br /><br />The Caribbean side will also play three ODIs slated for November 21, 24 and 27.<br /><br />The venues for the first two One-day Internationals will be Kochi and Visakhapatnam, respectively, while the third ODI is yet to be decided.<br /><br />According to Shukla, the final One-dayer could go to held in either Kanpur or Baroda.The BCCI is also planning a grand farewell for Tendulkar.<br /><br />The Board had squeezed in the home series against the West Indies to give Tendulkar an opportunity to retire in front of his home fans.<br /><br />Tendulkar last week announced his decision to retire from Test cricket after playing his landmark match, bringing an end to the intense speculation about his future.</p>