Team India. (Source – Akshar Patel)
On Thursday, June 20, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the fixtures for the highly-anticipated international home season of the Indian cricket team for 2024-25. Bangladesh, New Zealand, and England are the three teams which are going to visit the cricket-crazy nation to showcase their skills and challenge the Men in Blue.
India’s international home season will get underway with a two-match Test series between India and Bangladesh. The first Test begins on September 23, and it will be held in Chennai. Meanwhile, the second Test starts on October 1, in Kanpur. The two Asian sides will then compete in a three-match T20I series, with the venues being Dharamsala, Delhi, and Hyderabad.
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India’s next assignment is a three-match Test series against the Blackcaps. The first Test begins on October 20, in Bengaluru, only eight days after the final T20I against Bangladesh. The second and third Tests will be played in Pune and Mumbai respectively.
The home season will conclude with a high-voltage series involving India and England. The two cricketing powerhouses will lock horns in a five-match T20I series, starting on January 22, 2025. Chennai, Kolkata, Rajkot, Pune, and Mumbai are the five venues for what promises to be a keenly contested series. The Three Lions will end the tour by playing a three-match ODI series, with the games being held in Nagpur, Cuttack, and Ahmedabad.
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India will look to gain maximum points from the five Test matches they are playing at home over the next few months. They are already on top of the World Test Championship points table for the 2023-2025 cycle and would want to make it to the finals for the third consecutive time.
India’s fixtures for upcoming international home season 2024-25:
Bangladesh’s Tour of India
S. No.
Date (From)
Date (To)
Time
Match
Venue
1
Thu
19-Sep-24
Mon
23-Sep-24
9:30 AM
1st Test
Chennai
2
Fri
27-Sep-24
Tue
01-Oct-24
9:30 AM
2nd Test
Kanpur
3
Sun
06-Oct-24
–
–
7:00 PM
1st T20I
Dharamsala
4
Wed
09-Oct-24
–
–
7:00 PM
2nd T20I
Delhi
5
Sat
12-Oct-24
–
–
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-24
Sun
20-Oct-24
9:30 AM
1st Test
Bengaluru
2
Thu
24-Oct-24
Mon
28-Oct-24
9:30 AM
2nd Test
Pune
3
Fri
01-Nov-24
Tue
05-Nov-24
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