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India will next play a Test match in October 2025 against the West Indies in front of the home fans and then take on South Africa as well in the following month.
India’s upcoming Test series in WTC 2025-27. (Picture Credit: X/@ICC)
India, after failing to qualify for the final of the 2025 World Test Championship (WTC) at Lord’s, kicked off the 2025-27 WTC cycle by playing a 2-2 draw against England in a five-match Test series. In the first of the three away series each team is supposed to play in a WTC cycle, India lost the series opener in Leeds by five wickets and the third Test at Lord’s by 22 runs but secured the first-ever Test win at Edgbaston for an Asian team by 336 runs and a close win by six runs in the fifth and final Test played at the Oval from July 31 to August 4.
India managed to secure a total of 28 points out of the available 60 from the England series and, as a result, settled for the third position in the WTC 2025-27 cycle.
Following the conclusion of the England tour, the Indian team will play five more Test series in the ongoing WTC 2025-27 cycle. Of those remaining five series, three are scheduled to take place in India, and for two series, India will travel overseas next year.
Here’s a look at India’s upcoming Test series in the 2025-27 WTC cycle:
2 Tests vs West Indies (Home)
India will next play a Test match in October 2025 against the West Indies. The two-match Test series against the Roston Chase-led side will start on October 2 in Ahmedabad. Narendra Modi Stadium will host the series opener from October 2 to 6, and the second Test is scheduled to take place at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.
India last played a Test match against the West Indies team in July 2023 at Port of Spain. In that match, Virat Kohli scored a century for the Rohit Sharma-led side, but due to rain, it ended in a draw.
2 Tests vs South Africa (Home)
In November 2025, 2025 World Test Championship (WTC) winners South Africa will line up against the Indian team. The two-match Test series between India and South Africa will start on November 14 at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, and Guwahati’s Barsapara Cricket Stadium will host the second Test from November 22 to 26.
In the last Test series played against the Proteas in India, the Virat Kohli-led side won all three matches in October 2019.
2 Tests vs Sri Lanka (Away)
The Indian men’s cricket team will travel to Sri Lanka in July 2026 for a two-match series. India last played a Test series against Sri Lanka in March 2022 and won both the matches under Rohit Sharma’s leadership.
India’s last trip to Sri Lanka for a Test series was way back in July-August 2017, and in that assignment, India won all three matches.
2 Tests vs New Zealand (Away)
India is scheduled to travel to New Zealand for a two-match Test series in November 2026. In the tour of New Zealand, the Indian team would like to take revenge for the humiliating 0-3 defeat in the three-match series played last year in front of home fans.
India last toured New Zealand for a Test series in February-March 2020 but suffered defeat in both the matches under Virat Kohli’s leadership.
5 Tests vs Australia (Home)
In the first quarter of 2027, India will face Australia in a five-match Test series at home. In the last edition (2024-25) of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, the Indian team, under the leadership of Rohit Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah (captained in two matches), suffered a defeat by a margin of 1-3.
However in the last series played against the Baggy Greens at home in February-March 2023, India won with a scoreline of 2-1.
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