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Team India Schedule 2026: The year 2026 is going to be very busy and challenging for the Indian men’s cricket team. On one hand, there will be the responsibility of hosting the T20 World Cup on home soil and defending the title, while on the other hand, there will be a need to regain the lost credibility in Test cricket. In the year 2025, where India had to face a crushing defeat against South Africa in the home test. The team performed brilliantly in the limited overs format and won the Champions Trophy. Now the eyes are on 2026.
India’s Cricket Calendar 2026 (Complete Schedule)
January 2026: New Zealand tour of India
ODI series
- January 11: India vs New Zealand – 1st ODI, Vadodara
- January 14: India vs New Zealand – 2nd ODI, Rajkot
- January 18: India vs New Zealand – 3rd ODI, Indore
t20 series
- 21 January: 1st T20, Nagpur
- 23 January: 2nd T20, Raipur
- 25 January: 3rd T20, Guwahati
- 28 January: 4th T20, Visakhapatnam
- 31 January: 5th T20, Thiruvananthapuram
February–March 2026: T20 World Cup (in India and Sri Lanka)
group match
- February 7: India vs USA – Mumbai
- 12 February: India vs Namibia – Delhi
- 15 February: India vs Pakistan – Colombo
- 18 February: India vs Netherlands – Ahmedabad
Knockout (if qualified)
- 21 February- 1 March: Super-8 matches
- March 5: Semi-finals – Mumbai
- March 8: Final – Ahmedabad
March-May 2026: IPL 2026
- 26 March to 31 May: Indian Premier League
June 2026: India tour of Afghanistan
- 3 ODI matches
- 1 test match
(Date and venue to be announced later)
July 2026: India tour of England
t20 series
- 1 July: 1st T20 – Chester-le-Street
- 4 July: 2nd T20 – Manchester
- 7 July: 3rd T20 – Nottingham
- 9 July: 4th T20 – Bristol
- 11 July: 5th T20 – Southampton
ODI series
- 14 July: 1st ODI – Birmingham
- 16 July: 2nd ODI – Cardiff
- July 19: 3rd ODI – Lord’s, London
August 2026
- August: India tour of Sri Lanka – 2 Tests
September 2026
Afghanistan vs India – 3 T20 matches
Asian Games (Japan)
West Indies tour of India – 3 ODIs, 5 T20 matches
October-November 2026
India’s tour of New Zealand – 2 Test matches, 3 ODI matches
December 2026
Sri Lanka tour of India – 3 ODI matches, 3 T20 matches
2026 is going to be a very busy and important year for the Indian cricket team. While on one hand there will be pressure of T20 World Cup, on the other hand there will be a challenge to prove oneself in Test and ODI cricket also.