India's hopes to make it a hat-trick of WTC Final appearances were laid to rest when they suffered an embarrassing 1-3 loss to Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. It means India will officially be out of the reckoning for a place in the 2023-25 WTC final, thus paving the way for Australia. South Africa will face Australia at Lord's, England, starting June 11.
The new cycle of the World Test Championship 2025-27 is going to start from June 2025. The Team India schedule for the next WTC cycle is out, showing a tight match schedule of 18 Tests with 9 played at home and 9 overseas. In this period, Team India will engage in bilateral series against England, West Indies, South Africa, Sri Lanka, New Zealand, and Australia.
Team India Matches in the WTC 2025-27
- Team India England Tour
- Matches: 5 Tests
- Timeline: June-August 2025
- West Indies Tour of India
- Matches: 2 Tests
- Timeline: October 2025
- South Africa Tour of India
- Matches: 2 Tests
- Timeline: November-December 2025
- Sri Lanka Tour of India
- Matches: 2 Tests
- Timeline: August 2026
- India's New Zealand Tour
- Matches: 2 Tests
- Timeline: October-December 2026
- Australia Tour of India (Border-Gavaskar Trophy)
- Matches: 5 Tests
- Timeline: January-February 2027
Key Highlights of Team India’s Schedule
- The WTC 2025-27 cycle will open with a tricky England tour in a 5-match Test series.
- India will end their WTC campaign with the much-craved Border-Gavaskar Trophy at home against Australia.
- Playing an equal number of home and away Tests will mean competitive contests with different kinds of conditions for the Indian side.
These matches would see Team India try to regain their supremacy in the game's longest format while also looking forward to another shot at the ICC World Test Championship Final.
