Team India’s full cricket schedule in 2026

The Indian men’s cricket team is expected to take on a lot of top-class sides in the packed calendar year 2026, which also features the marquee tournament, ICC T20 World Cup 2026, starting on Saturday, February 6 in India and Sri Lanka.

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From co-hosting the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 to touring England for a full white-ball series, India is expected to have an exceptional cricketing calendar year in 2026. While the Indian Premier League (IPL) is scheduled from March to May, the Asian Games will return in the latter stages of the calendar year.

India is all set to start 2026 with a three-match ODI series against New Zealand, starting on January 11. On that note, let’s take a look at Indian men’s cricket team’s detailed schedule in 2026.

New Zealand tour of India

11 Jan: 1st ODI - Vadodara

14 Jan: 2nd ODI - Rajkot

18 Jan: 3rd ODI - Indore

21 Jan: 1st T20I - Nagpur

23 Jan: 2nd T20I - Raipur

25 Jan: 3rd T20I - Guwahati

28 Jan: 4th T20I - Visakhapatnam

31 Jan: 5th T20I - Thiruvananthapuram

ICC Men's T20 World Cup (February - March)

IPL 2026 (March - May)

Afghanistan tour of India

June: One-off Test and three ODIs.

India tour of England 

July: Five T20Is and three ODIs.

T20Is: 1 July (Chester-le-Street), 4 July (Manchester), 7 July (Nottingham), 9 July (Bristol), 11 July (Southampton).

ODIs: 14 July (Birmingham), 16 July (Cardiff), 19 July (Lord's).

India tour of Sri Lanka 

August: Two-match Test series. 

India tour of Bangladesh 

September: Three ODIs and three T20Is

Asian Games (September 19 - October 4)

Afghanistan & West Indies tour of India (October)

Three T20Is vs Afghanistan 

Three ODIs and 5 T20Is vs West Indies

India tour of New Zealand 

October - November: Two Tests, three ODIs, and five T20Is. 

India tour of Sri Lanka

December: Three ODIs and three T20Is

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