The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has just announced the schedule for the much-awaited international home season of the Indian cricket team (Senior Men) for 2024-25. The Indian fans can rejoice as the season promises a thrilling line-up with tours from Bangladesh, New Zealand, and England.
Indian season kicks off with Bangladesh Tour
As we all know that after the T20 World Cup 2024, India will make two overseas tours. First They will travel to Zimbabwe for 5 T20Is before touring Sri Lanka for 3 ODIs and 3 T20Is.
However, India’s home season gets underway in September with a two-match Test series against Bangladesh. Chennai will be the battleground for the first Test starting on September 19th, followed by Kanpur hosting the second Test from September 27th. The excitement continues with a three-match T20I series, with Dharamshala, Delhi, and Hyderabad set to host the matches on October 6th, 9th, and 12th respectively.
October brings another exciting Test series, this time against New Zealand. The three-match contest kicks off on October 16th in Bengaluru, followed by Pune and Mumbai hosting the second and third Tests respectively.
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Only 3 ODIs!
There have been only three ODIs that have been assigned in the entire home season. This is a bit concerning given the 2025 Champions Trophy in mind. The mighty England team visits India for a five-match T20I series, followed by a three-match ODI series after the turn of 2025. However, before England will visit India, the Men in Blue will engage in a high-intensity Border-Gavaskar Trophy in December. Australia will host India for five-Test series, starting from November 22 to January 3!
List of matches India will host in the 2024-25 season
| Bangladesh’s Tour of India | |||||||
| S. No. | Date (From) | Date (To) | Time | Match | Venue | ||
| 1 | Thu | 19-Sep | Mon | 23-Sep | 9:30 AM | 1st Test | Chennai |
| 2 | Fri | 27-Sep | Tue | 01-Oct | 9:30 AM | 2nd Test | Kanpur |
| 3 | Sun | 06-Oct | – | – | 7:00 PM | 1st T20I | Dharamsala |
| 4 | Wed | 09-Oct | – | – | 7:00 PM | 2nd T20I | Delhi |
| 5 | Sat | 12-Oct | – | – | 7:00 PM | 3rd T20I | Hyderabad |
| New Zealand’s Tour of India | |||||||
| S. No. | Date (From) | Date (To) | Time | Match | Venue | ||
| 1 | Wed | 16-Oct | Sun | 20-Oct | 9:30 AM | 1st Test | Bengaluru |
| 2 | Thu | 24-Oct | Mon | 28-Oct | 9:30 AM | 2nd Test | Pune |
| 3 | Fri | 01-Nov | Tue | 05-Nov | 9:30 AM | 3rd Test | Mumbai |
| England’s Tour of India | |||||||
| S. No. | Date (From) | Date (To) | Time | Match | Venue | ||
| 1 | Wed | 22-Jan-25 | – | – | 7:00 PM | 1st T20I | Chennai |
| 2 | Sat | 25-Jan-25 | – | – | 7:00 PM | 2nd T20I | Kolkata |
| 3 | Tue | 28-Jan-25 | – | – | 7:00 PM | 3rd T20I | Rajkot |
| 4 | Fri | 31-Jan-25 | – | – | 7:00 PM | 4th T20I | Pune |
| 5 | Sun | 02-Feb-25 | – | – | 7:00 PM | 5th T20I | Mumbai |
| 6 | Thu | 06-Feb-25 | – | – | 1:30 PM | 1st ODI | Nagpur |
| 7 | Sun | 09-Feb-25 | – | – | 1:30 PM | 2nd ODI | Cuttack |
| 8 | Wed | 12-Feb-25 | – | – | 1:30 PM | 3rd ODI | Ahmedabad |
