Indian Cricket Home Season: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Thursday announced a comprehensive schedule for India’s 2026-27 home season, with the men’s team set to feature in 22 matches across 17 venues. As per the announcement, the season will commence in late September with a white-ball series against the West Indies cricket team, before building towards the marquee Border-Gavaskar trophy against Australia in 2027.
The Board made the announcement on social media platform ‘X’ (formerly Twitter).
Check the official tweet below:
https://twitter.com/BCCI/status/2037111981082288471
Proceedings to commence with face-off against WI
India will set their campaign in motion with three One-day Internationals (ODIs), followed by five T20 Internationals against West Indies. The ODI matches will be held in Thiruvananthapuram, Mullanpur and Guwahati, while the T20s will be hosted in Ranchi, Lucknow, Indore, Hyderabad and Bengaluru.
Indian Cricket Home Season: SL, Zimbabwe tours add to white-ball action
In December 2026, India will host the Sri Lanka cricket team for a limited-overs series, comprising 3 ODIs and three T20Is. The ODI matches will be played in Ahmedabad, New Delhi and Bengaluru, while the T20Is will be hosted by Rajkot, Pune and Cuttack respectively. India will begin New Year 2027 with a three-match ODI series against Zimbabwe, scheduled in Hyderabad, Kolkata and Mumbai.
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Border-Gavaskar trophy to begin on Jan 21, 2027
India will play the five-test Border-Gavaskar trophy against Australia, slated to kick off on January 21, 2027. The series will be played in Chennai, Nagpur, Guwahati, Ranchi and Ahmedabad, promising a high-intensity contest between two cricketing giants. However, Kolkata, the host of the iconic 2001 India-Australia Test, has not been included in the fixtures for this series, raising eyebrows among fans.
While the BCCI has confirmed the venues and fixtures for India’s 2026–27 home season, the match timings will be announced later. The final schedule, including start times for all Tests, ODIs and T20Is, is expected to be released closer to the series dates, as per officials.
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