After the Sri Lanka tour ended, the Indian players have got a long break of 43 days. This is the biggest break of Team India so far in the last few years. Usually the senior players were given rest and the Indian-B team with young players was seen playing series with smaller teams. But this time it is not so. After this long break of 43 days, now the Indian team will be seen in action directly on 19 September. After returning to the cricket field, Team India’s schedule is going to be very tight. Let’s take a look at Team India’s schedule for this year.
Bangladesh Tour of India from 19 September
The Indian cricket team will now be seen directly in action from September 19, when the Bangladeshi team will tour India for a two-match Test and three-match T20 series. This Test series will be a part of the World Test Championship, so India will be eyeing to strengthen its lead by sweeping the guests. Currently India is at the top of the WTC points table.
- India vs Bangladesh 1st Test- Chennai (19 to 23 September)
- India vs Bangladesh 2nd Test- Kanpur (27 September to 1 October)
- India vs Bangladesh 1st T20- Dharamsala (6 October)
- India vs Bangladesh 2nd T20- Delhi (9 October)
- India vs Bangladesh 3rd T20- Hyderabad (12 October)
India will host New Zealand after Bangladesh
The Indian team has to host New Zealand after Bangladesh. The Kiwi team will tour India for a three-match Test series, this series is also going to be a part of the WTC. There is only a gap of 4 days between the last T20 against Bangladesh and the first Test against New Zealand. New Zealand’s tour of India will start from October 16.
- India vs New Zealand 1st Test – Bengaluru (16 to 20 October)
- India vs New Zealand 2nd Test – Pune (24 to 28 October)
- India vs New Zealand 3rd Test – Mumbai (1 to 5 November)
India’s Tour of South Africa in November
After hosting Bangladesh and New Zealand, the Indian team will tour South Africa for a four-match T20 series. The series will start on 8 November and the last match will be played on 15 November.
- India vs South Africa 1st T20 – Durban (8 November)
- India vs South Africa 2nd T20 – Gqeberha (10 November)
- India vs South Africa 3rd T20 – Centurion (13 November)
- India vs South Africa 4th T20 – Johannesburg (15 November)
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India’s Tour of Australia
After South Africa, the Indian team’s next tour will be to Australia. In the Border Gavaskar Test Series, this time Team India will play a 5 match Test series instead of 4. India has defeated Australia in their own home in the last two tours, so Team India will be eyeing a hat-trick of victories against the hosts.
- India vs Australia First Test – Perth (22 November to 26 November)
- India vs Australia Second Test – Adelaide (6 December to 10 December)
- India vs Australia Third Test – Brisbane (14 December to 18 December)
- India vs Australia Fourth Test – Melbourne (26 December to 30 December)
- India vs Australia Fifth Test – Sydney (3 January to 7 January)
India will host England in January
After the Australia tour, India will start next year i.e. 2025 with hosting England. The English team will tour India for 5 T20 and three ODI matches. This ODI series will be important for both the teams before the Champions Trophy.
- India vs England 1st T20 – Chennai (22 January)
- India vs England 2nd T20 – Kolkata (25 January)
- India vs England 3rd T20 – Rajkot (28 January)
- India vs England 4th T20 – Pune (31 January)
- India vs England 5th T20 – Mumbai (2 February)
- India vs England 1st ODI – Nagpur (6 February)
- India vs England 2nd ODI – Cuttack (9 February)
- India vs England 3rd ODI – Ahmedabad (12 February)