After kick-starting its World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27 campaign with a five-match Test series in England, India will be away from red-ball international cricket for about two months.
Following the completion of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2025 series against England, India’s next Test assignment will be a two-match Test series against West Indies, which begins from October 2 in Ahmedabad.
India will also take on South Africa in two Tests at home in November, which will be its last red-ball assignment of 2025.
In 2026, India will travel to Sri Lanka and New Zealand for its WTC assignments in August and October, respectively, after facing Afghanistan in a one-off Test match at home.
India’s WTC 2025-27 campaign will end with a five-match Test series against Australia at home, starting in January, 2027.
India’s upcoming Test match schedule
- India vs West Indies – 1st Test (Ahmedabad) – October 2-6, 2025
- India vs West Indies – 2nd Test (Delhi) – October 10-14, 2025
- India vs South Africa – 1st Test (Kolkata) – November 14-18, 2025
- India vs South Africa – 2nd Test (Guwahati) – November 22-26, 2025
- India vs Afghanistan – One-Off Test (Home) – June, 2026 – (Schedule TBA)
- India vs Sri Lanka – 2 Tests (Away) – August, 2026 – (Schedule TBA)
- India vs New Zealand – 2 Tests (Away) – October, 2026 – (Schedule TBA)
- India vs Australia – 5 Tests (Home) – January, 2027 – (Schedule TBA)
