India announce schedule for blockbuster home season

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced the schedule for the senior men’s international home season, with the ICC Men's T20 World Cup champions set to host West Indies, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, and Australia across formats. A total of 22 international matches will be hosted across 17 cities in what promises to be an action-packed calendar.

The home season will commence in September, with India hosting West Indies for a white-ball series comprising three ODIs and five T20Is.

India will then take on Sri Lanka in December in the shorter formats featuring three ODIs and three T20Is. The new year will see India take on Zimbabwe in a three-match ODI series.

The season will then build up to the highly anticipated Border-Gavaskar Trophy, as India take on Australia for a five-match Test series starting January 21, 2027. The series will be a key part of the ICC World Test Championship 2025–27.

Schedule

West Indies Tour of India

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

Sri Lanka Tour of India

1st ODI: 13 December, Delhi

2nd ODI: Sri Lanka, 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

1st ODI: 3 January, 2027 - Kolkata

2nd ODI: 6 January, 2027 - Hyderabad

3rd ODI: 9 January, 2027 - Mumbai

Australia Tour of India

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