Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma Set To Lead Charge In ODIs As BCCI Announces 2026-27 Home Season Schedule

BCCI has announced India's home season schedule for the 2026-27 calendar year on Thursday. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are set to feature in 9 ODI matches altogether before the 2027 ODI World Cup as it stands.

West Indies, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe and Australia are set to visit India as per the schedule released by the BCCI. Among these, except for Australia India will play three ODI matches each with the other three countries. West Indies will be the first visiting country to feature in a three-match ODI series, followed by a five-match T20I series.

The 1st Odi match will be played at Trivandrum, while the last ODI match will take place in Mumbai in January next year. Leading to the 2027 ODI World Cup, focus will be on the 50-over format. India will also host Australia in a five-Test series and will seek to grab the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

Indian Cricket Team's Home Schedule For 2026-27

West Indies' Tour Of India

September 27: India vs West Indies, Trivandrum, 1st ODI

September 30: India vs West Indies, Guwahati, 2nd ODI

October 3: India vs West Indies, Mullanpur,  3rd ODI

October 6: India vs West Indies, Lucknow, 1st T20I

October 9: India vs West Indies, Ranchi, 2nd T20I

October 11: India vs West Indies, Indore, 3rd T20I

October 14: India vs West Indies, Hyderabad,  4th T20I

October 17: India vs West Indies, Bengaluru, 5th T20I

Sri Lanka Tour Of India

December 13: India vs Sri Lanka, New Delhi, 1st ODI

December 16: India vs Sri Lanka, Bengaluru, 2nd ODI

December 19: India vs Sri Lanka, Ahmedabad, 3rd ODI

December 22: India vs Sri Lanka, Rajkot, 1st T20I

December 24: India vs Sri Lanka,  Cuttack, 2nd T20I

December 27: India vs Sri Lanka, Pune, 3rd T20I

Zimbabwe Tour Of India

January 3: India vs Zimbabwe, Kolkata, 1st ODI

January 6: India vs Zimbabwe, Hyderabad,  2nd ODI

January 9: India vs Zimbabwe, Mumbai, 3rd ODI

Australia Tour Of India

January 21-25: India vs Australia, Nagpur, 1st Test

January 29-February 2: India vs Australia, Chennai, 2nd Test,

February 11-15: India vs Australia, Guwahati, 3rd Test

February 19-23: India vs Australia, Ranchi, 4th Test

February 27-March 3: India vs Australia, Ahmedabad,  5th Test.

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