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The International Cricket Council (ICC) has released the schedule of Team India for the next five years. The Men in Blue are set to embark on the tour of United Kingdom soon where they will play 2 T20Is against Ireland, 3 T20Is, 3 ODIs and 5 Tests against England.
They are also set to tour Australia at the end of this year which will round off the tough season for them even as the World Test Championship will commence in 2019.
Before travelling down under, Virat Kohli & Co. will be participating in Asia Cup which is set to be held in September in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The festive season begins in October as the Windies team will tour India for 3 Tests, 5 One-Day Internationals and 3 T20Is which is expected to end in the second week of November after which the Indian team will leave for Australia.
Here’s the detailed schedule of Team India (2018-2023):
In 2018:
July-September: Away series against England (5 Tests, 3 ODIs and 3 T20Is)
September: Asia Cup
October-November: Home series against Windies (3 Tests, 5 ODIs and 3 T20Is)
November 2018- January 2019: Away series against Australia (4 Tests, 3 ODIs and 3 T20Is)
In 2019:
January-February: Away series against New Zealand (5 ODIs and 3 T20Is)
February-April: Home series against Australia (5 ODIs and 2 T20Is) and Zimbabwe (1 Test and 3 ODIs)
May-July: ICC Cricket World Cup
July-August: Away series against Windies (2 Tests, 3 ODIs and 3 T20Is)
October-December: Home series against South Africa (3 Tests), Bangladesh (2 Tests and 3 T20Is) and Windies (3 ODIs and 3 T20Is)
In 2020:
January: Home series against Australia (3 ODIs)
February-March: Away series against New Zealand (2 Tests, 3 ODIs and 5 T20Is)
March: Home series against South Africa (3 ODIs and 3 T20Is)
June-August: Away series against Sri Lanka (3 ODIs and 3 T20Is) and Zimbabwe (3 ODIs)
September: Asia Cup
October: Home series against England (3 ODIs and 3 T20Is) and Away series against Australia (3 T20Is)
October-November: ICC World T20 (In Australia)
November 2020- January 2021: Australia tour continues (4 Tests and 3 ODIs)
In 2021:
January-March: Home series against England (5 Tests)
March: Home series against Afghanistan (3 ODIs)
June: World Test Championship Final
July-September: Away series against Sri Lanka (3 T20Is) and England (5 Tests)
October: Home series against South Africa (3 ODIs and 3 T20Is)
October-November: ICC World T20
November-December: Home series against New Zealand (2 Tests and 3 T20Is)
December 2021 – January 2022: Away series against South Africa (3 Tests and 3 T20Is)
In 2022:
January-March: Home series against Windies (3 ODIs and 3 T20Is) and Sri Lanka (3 Tests and 3 T20Is)
March: Away series against New Zealand (3 ODIs)
July-August: Away series against England (3 ODIs and 3 T20Is) and Windies (3 ODIs and 3 T20Is)
September: Asia Cup
October-November: Home series against Australia (4 Tests and 3 T20Is)
November: Away series against Bangladesh (2 Tests and 3 ODIs)
December 2022- January 2023: Home series against Sri Lanka (5 ODIs)
In 2023:
January-February: Home series against Australia (3 ODIs) and New Zealand (3 ODIs)
February-March: ICC Cricket World Cup (in India)