Overview:
The season will conclude with five red-ball matches against Australia, beginning on January 21, 2027, in Nagpur.
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma will play nine ODIs at home in the 2026-27 season. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) revealed the schedule for the senior men’s team. The two legendary cricketers have retired from Test and T20Is. They are only active in the fifty-over format as they prepare for the World Cup in 2027, scheduled in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia.
India’s home season will start with a three-match ODI series against the West Indies, with the opening game set to be played in Trivandrum.
Overall, India will compete in nine ODIs, eight T20Is and five Tests, with Australia travelling to the Asian Country for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. West Indies, Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka are the other three teams that will be playing in India in the 2026-27 season.
India will host Afghanistan for a one-off Test and three one-day internationals after the Indian Premier League 2026.
India will then travel to England for three fifty-over games and five T20Is. India will play two Test matches in Sri Lanka in August, after which they will play two Test matches against New Zealand, three one-day internationals and five T20Is in October and November.
Overall, Kohli and Rohit will be part of 18 ODIs in a period of 12 months.
The season will conclude with five red-ball matches against Australia, beginning on January 21, 2027, in Nagpur.
Chennai, Guwahati, Ranchi and Ahmedabad will host the remaining four Tests.
India men’s cricket team home schedule in 2026-27
West Indies tour of India
1st ODI – September 27, 2026 – Trivandrum – 2:00 PM
2nd ODI – September 30, 2026 – Guwahati – 2:00 PM
3rd ODI – October 3, 2026 – New Chandigarh – 2:00 PM
1st T20I – October 6, 2026 – Lucknow – 7:00 PM
2nd T20I – October 9, 2026 – Ranchi – 7:00 PM
3rd T20I – October 11, 2026 – Indore – 7:00 PM
4th T20I – October 14, 2026 – Hyderabad – 7:00 PM
5th T20I – October 17, 2026 – Bengaluru – 7:00 PM
Sri Lanka tour of India
1st ODI – December 13, 2026 – Delhi – 2:00 PM
2nd ODI – December 16, 2026 – Bengaluru – 2:00 PM
3rd ODI – December 19, 2026 – Ahmedabad – 2:00 PM
1st T20I – December 22, 2026 – Rajkot – 7:00 PM
2nd T20I – December 24, 2026 – Cuttack – 7:00 PM
3rd T20I – December 27, 2026 – Pune – 7:00 PM
Zimbabwe tour of India
1st ODI – January 3, 2027 – Kolkata – 2:00 PM
2nd ODI – January 6, 2027 – Hyderabad – 2:00 PM
3rd ODI – January 9, 2027 – Mumbai – 2:00 PM
