Team India’s 2026 full cricket schedule: World Cup fixtures, dates, venues, all you need to know

Indian Cricket Team will have a busy and interesting schedule heading into 2026, which will begin with three ODIs and five T20Is against New Zealand at home. The T20I games will be a perfect preparation for the defending champions in the upcoming T20 World Cup 2026 in India and Sri Lanka, which begins in February.

This will be the first year after a long time when India won’t play a single Test match at home. Their only red-ball clash at home against Afghanistan will be played in June 2026 and won’t be part of the World Test Championship (WTC) 2025/27. Just after the IPL 2026, it will be a vital game as the Afghanistan side will give India a spin threat.

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Post that, India will travel to England for three ODIs and five T20I clashes, followed by the two Test matches in Sri Lanka in August. Both those Test matches will be part of the WTC 2025/26 cycle.

Know India’s full schedule in 2026

During the period of September and October, India will return home for the three ODIs and five T20I clashes against West Indies, which will be followed by their away series against New Zealand, which will be decorated by two Test matches and five T20I games.

Meanwhile, the last series for India in 2026 will take place at home, which will consist of three ODIs and as many T20I games. Their next series will also be at home against Australia in January 2027- the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia of five Tests.

India’s full schedule in 2026