BCCI Unveils India’s 2026-27 Home Cricket Schedule
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has released the complete schedule for Team India’s 2026-27 international home season. The calendar includes 22 matches across 17 cities, featuring tours by the West Indies, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, and Australia.
The home season distributes matches to both traditional hubs and emerging cricket centers. The focal point of the season is a five-match Test series against Australia for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, which carries direct implications for the ICC World Test Championship standings.
West Indies Tour (September – October 2026)
The season opens on September 27, 2026, with the West Indies arriving for a white-ball series. The tour consists of three One Day Internationals (ODIs) followed by five Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is).
- ODI Venues: Trivandrum, Guwahati, New Chandigarh
- T20I Venues: Lucknow, Ranchi, Indore, Hyderabad, Bengaluru
Sri Lanka White-Ball Series (December 2026)
India hosts Sri Lanka in December 2026 for a standard bilateral white-ball series. The matchup includes three ODIs and three T20Is allocated to northern and western regional venues.
- ODI Venues: Delhi, Bengaluru, Ahmedabad
- T20I Venues: Rajkot, Cuttack, Pune
Zimbabwe ODI Series (January 2027)
Zimbabwe will travel to India for a three-match ODI series at the beginning of 2027. This series tests India’s squad depth ahead of the main red-ball contest of the year.
- ODI Venues: Kolkata, Hyderabad, Mumbai
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (January – March 2027)
The season concludes with the primary red-ball contest against Australia. The five-match Test series commences on January 21, 2027, in Nagpur. As tracked by ESPN Cricinfo, the five-match format for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy aligns with the schedule framework established during the 2024-25 cycle.
- Test Venues: Nagpur, Chennai, Guwahati, Ranchi, Ahmedabad
2026-27 Home Fixtures Summary
| Visiting Team | Format | Matches | Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Indies | ODI | 3 | September 2026 |
| West Indies | T20I | 5 | October 2026 |
| Sri Lanka | ODI | 3 | December 2026 |
| Sri Lanka | T20I | 3 | December 2026 |
| Zimbabwe | ODI | 3 | January 2027 |
| Australia | Test | 5 | January – March 2027 |
This 22-match schedule distributes international fixtures across 17 regional associations. The combination of limited-overs series against West Indies, Sri Lanka, and Zimbabwe builds up to the five-Test Border-Gavaskar Trophy, establishing a clear progression from white-ball formats to long-form cricket in the 2026-27 cycle.