India to host Australia, Afghanistan and England in blockbuster 2023-24 home season
By India Today Sports Desk: India will host Australia, Afghanistan and England in bilateral series in what promises to be a blockbuster 2023-24 home season. The Indian cricket board (BCCI) announced the fixtures and the venues for the 3 ODIs, 5 Tests and 8 T20Is that the senior men’s team would be playing in the home season, which will also see the ODI World Cup being hosted by India.
India will host Australia in a 3-match ODI series in the lead-up to the ODI World Cup. Mohali, Indore and Rajkot will host the ODI series from September 22 to 27.
India will then head to the ODI World Cup, which gets underway on October 5 with a clash between the finalists of the 2019 edition – England and New Zealand in Ahmedabad. India will open their campaign on October 8 against Australia.
On the other side of the ODI World Cup, India will play 5 T20Is against Australia from November 23 to December 3, marking the start of their preparations for the T20 World Cup in West Indies and USA in 2024.
The start of the new year will see Afghanistan arriving in India for their maiden white-ball bilateral tour. The three-match T20I series will take place in Mohali and Indore, with the final to be held in Bengaluru, the venue where Afghanistan played their first-ever Test match.
Test cricket will then take over as India will host England for a five-match Test series starting on 25th January 2024. The exciting Test series will be played at Hyderabad, Vizag, Rajkot, Ranchi, and Dharamsala.
Unlike 2021, when a 4-match Test series between England and India was held only across two venues – Chennai and Ahmedabad – due to Covid-19 restrictions, the upcoming series will be held in 5 venues.
FULL SCHEDULE OF INDIA’S HOME SEASON
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Australia tour of India – 3 ODIs |
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S. No. |
Date (From) |
Date (To) |
Time |
Match |
Venue |
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1 |
Fri |
22-Sep-23 |
1:30 PM |
1st ODI |
Mohali |
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2 |
Sun |
24-Sep-23 |
1:30 PM |
2nd ODI |
Indore |
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3 |
Wed |
27-Sep-23 |
1:30 PM |
3rd ODI |
Rajkot |
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Australia tour of India – 5 T20Is |
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S. No. |
Date (From) |
Date (To) |
Time |
Match |
Venue |
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1 |
Thu |
23-Nov-23 |
7:00 PM |
1st T20I |
Vizag |
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2 |
Sun |
26-Nov-23 |
7:00 PM |
2nd T20I |
Trivandrum |
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3 |
Tue |
28-Nov-23 |
7:00 PM |
3rd T20I |
Guwahati |
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4 |
Fri |
01-Dec-23 |
7:00 PM |
4th T20I |
Nagpur |
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5 |
Sun |
03-Dec-23 |
7:00 PM |
5th T20I |
Hyderabad |
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Afghanistan tour of India – 3 T20Is |
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S. No. |
Date (From) |
Date (To) |
Time |
Match |
Venue |
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1 |
Thu |
11-Jan-24 |
– |
1st T20I |
Mohali |
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2 |
Sun |
14-Jan-24 |
– |
2nd T20I |
Indore |
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3 |
Wed |
17-Jan-24 |
– |
3rd T20I |
Bengaluru |
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England tour of India – 5 Tests |
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S. No. |
Date (From) |
Date (To) |
Time |
Match |
Venue |
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1 |
Thu |
25-Jan-24 |
Mon |
29-Jan-24 |
– |
1st Test |
Hyderabad |
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2 |
Fri |
02-Feb-24 |
Tue |
06-Feb-24 |
– |
2nd Test |
Vizag |
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3 |
Thu |
15-Feb-24 |
Mon |
19-Feb-24 |
– |
3rd Test |
Rajkot |
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4 |
Fri |
23-Feb-24 |
Tue |
27-Feb-24 |
– |
4th Test |
Ranchi |
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5 |
Thu |
07-Mar-24 |
Mon |
11-Mar-24 |
– |
5th Test |
Dharamsala |
