Schedule for the year 2026 (Photo: PTI)
Indian Cricket Team Schedule 2026: What did Team India achieve in the year 2025? Where and how many matches were played? We all saw that. But what is his program in the new year i.e. 2026? What is the schedule of his matches? Where and in which country is she going to play how many matches? Now it is also important to know about these questions. Team India will have a chance to win the ICC title in the year 2026 also. Indian cricket fans will have a chance to know what kind of form their favorites Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are in before the World Cup to be held in 2027.
Face New Zealand in January, T20 WC in February
In the new year i.e. 2026, the schedule of Team India will start from the month of January itself. The Indian men’s cricket team will have to play its first series at home. This will be a white ball series, which will be played on home soil. In this, first there will be a series of 3 ODIs, the matches of which will be played between January 11 and January 18. The 5-match T20 series will start from January 21, which will continue till January 31.
With the end of the New Zealand series, the month of February will come, which will be the season of T20 World Cup. Team India is currently the defending champion of this ICC tournament and this time due to the tournament being held on its own soil, it will have a big advantage to defend the title. The T20 World Cup 2026 matches will be played between February 7 and March 8, hosted by India and Sri Lanka.
The thrill of IPL 2026 will be visible for 2 months
Who wins the T20 World Cup 2026 title? After knowing the answer, the Indian Premier League will start in March, which will be a platform for not only Indians but players from all over the world to showcase their strength for the next two months. IPL 2026 matches will be played from March to May.
Team India will go to England in July, Sri Lanka in August
After IPL, Team India players will tour England in July. But, this time the England tour will not be played for the Test series but for the white ball series. India has to play a T20 series of first 5 matches on the England tour, the matches of which will be played from 1 to 11 July. Three ODI series will be played between July 14 and July 19.
After the end of the England tour, the Indian men’s cricket team will go on a tour of Sri Lanka in August, where it has to play a 2-Test series. However, the dates of the matches of this series are yet to come.
Where is the leisure in September?
In the year 2026, the Indian men’s cricket team is going to play the maximum number of series in the month of September. Team India has to first tour Bangladesh in September 2026. Then he has to play a series with Afghanistan. After that we have to play a home series with West Indies.
On the Bangladesh tour, the Indian team will play a series of 3 ODIs and 3 T20Is. And he has to play 3 T20 series with Afghanistan. Whereas Team India will play 3 ODI and 5 T20 series at home with West Indies. The dates of the matches of these three series are yet to be announced.
Team India will go to New Zealand in October-November
Team India will be on a tour of New Zealand in October-November of the year 2026. The Indian men’s cricket team has to play a full-fledged series there, which will include 2 Tests, 3 ODIs and 5 T20I matches. However, the dates for when and how long those matches will be played are yet to be announced.
The year will end with a series with Sri Lanka
In December 2026, Team India will play a home series with Sri Lanka, in which 3 ODIs and 3 T20 International matches will be played.
India’s men’s cricket team has to play 4 Tests, around 18 ODIs and around 29 T20 matches in the year 2026. Team India’s T20 World Cup matches have not been included in the number of T20 matches.