Australia [ Images ] will play the first Test on the tour of India [ Images ] in Bangalore from October 9-13, the Board of Control for Cricket in India announced on Wednesday.

The tourists arrive in the country on September 29 and begin their four-Test tour with a warm-up game from October 2 to 5, a statement from the BCCI said.

The second Test will be in Mohali, from October 17-21, the third in New Delhi [ Images ] from October 28-November 1 and fourth in Nagpur from November 5-9.