Patiala, 26 March (Sports Desk)
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has released the much-awaited schedule for the senior men’s international home season, featuring a blockbuster lineup of series against West Indies, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, and Australia.
A total of 22 international matches will be played across 17 cities in what promises to be an exciting and action-packed season for Indian cricket fans.
Schedule Highlights:
West Indies Tour of India (White-Ball Series)
- 3 ODIs and 5 T20Is
- 1st ODI: 27 September – Trivandrum
- 2nd ODI: 30 September – Guwahati
- 3rd ODI: 3 October – New Chandigarh
- 1st T20I: 6 October – Lucknow
- 2nd T20I: 9 October – Ranchi
- 3rd T20I: 11 October – Indore
- 4th T20I: 14 October – Hyderabad
- 5th T20I: 17 October – Bengaluru
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Sri Lanka Tour of India
- 3 ODIs and 3 T20Is
- 1st ODI: 13 December – Delhi
- 2nd ODI: 16 December – Bengaluru
- 3rd ODI: 19 December – Ahmedabad
- 1st T20I: 22 December – Rajkot
- 2nd T20I: 24 December – Cuttack
- 3rd T20I: 27 December – Pune
Zimbabwe Tour of India
- 3 ODIs
- 1st ODI: 3 January 2027 – Kolkata
- 2nd ODI: 6 January 2027 – Hyderabad
- 3rd ODI: 9 January 2027 – Mumbai
Australia Tour of India – Border-Gavaskar Trophy
- 5-Test Series (Part of ICC World Test Championship 2025–27)
- 1st Test: 21–25 January 2027 – Nagpur
- 2nd Test: 29 January – 2 February 2027 – Chennai
- 3rd Test: 11–15 February 2027 – Guwahati
- 4th Test: 19–23 February 2027 – Ranchi
- 5th Test: 27 February – 3 March 2027 – Ahmedabad
The home season will kick off in late September with the West Indies white-ball series and culminate with the prestigious five-Test Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia in early 2027.
