India unveils 2026–27 home slate
BCCI released India’s packed 2026–27 home schedule: West Indies (3 ODIs Sept 27–Oct 3, 5 T20Is Oct 6–17), Sri Lanka (3 ODIs Dec 13–19, 3 T20Is Dec 22–27), Zimbabwe (3 ODIs Jan 3–9, 2027) and Australia (five Tests Jan 21–Mar 3, 2027) — the Australia Test stretch is the big World Test Championship pivot. The full plan spans major venues and prioritizes the Border-Gavaskar Test series after a recent dip in India’s Test form. (youtube.com)
BCCI’s official release says the 2026–27 home season will comprise 22 international matches staged across 17 cities. (bcci.tv)) The campaign is split into five Test matches, nine One-Day Internationals and eight T20 Internationals, per reporting on the board’s fixtures. (business-standard.com)) The five-match Border‑Gavaskar Trophy will be played at Nagpur, Chennai, Guwahati (Barsapara), Ranchi and Ahmedabad according to the BCCI fixture list. (bcci.tv)) Cricket Australia notes the Guwahati match will be Australia’s first Test at Barsapara Stadium, and local reports say Barsapara previously staged India’s Test versus South Africa in November 2025. (cricket.com.au)) The BCCI schedule assigns white-ball venues across several cities — Trivandrum, Guwahati and New Chandigarh for the West Indies ODIs; Lucknow, Ranchi, Indore, Hyderabad and Bengaluru for the West Indies T20Is; and Delhi, Bengaluru and Ahmedabad for the Sri Lanka ODIs. (bcci.tv)) Zimbabwe’s three‑match ODI tour marks the first bilateral visit by Zimbabwe to India since the 2001–02 series led by Sourav Ganguly. (outlookindia.com)) The Australia Test stretch is a declared component of the ICC World Test Championship 2025–27 cycle and serves as India’s final set of WTC fixtures in that cycle. (icc-cricket.com)) The five selected Test venues do not include traditional centres such as Mumbai and Kolkata for the Australia series, a choice that has already drawn media attention. (bcci.tv))
