Team India’s new World Test Championship cycle is starting with the tour of England from next month. Also, it is like the beginning of a new era in Indian cricket. Shubman Gill has become the new Test captain and after a long time the Indian Test team must be playing without Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. India has to play the first Test series against England under Gill’s captaincy, even after that Team India has many difficult challenges.
In one cycle of the World Test Championship, a team has to play 6 series in which 3 are played on domestic and 3 foreign land. Team India’s first challenge starts from June 20 as the 5 Test series against England is going to start from this day. The ball will be swinging tremendously on the England’s green grass -covered pitches. At the same time, without Rohit and Virat, this tour can prove to be full of difficulties.
After that India will host 2 countries and play a domestic series. In October, the West Indies team will come to India to play 2 Test matches and in November the South African team will also visit India to play 2 Test matches. As far as 2026 is concerned, Team India will play only 4 Test matches that will be in the final stages of the year. In August 2026, the Indian team will visit England for the 2 Test series, while Team India is to visit New Zealand in October 2026.
The Indian team’s WTC 2025-27 cycle will end in the same manner as the WTC 2023-25. Meaning before the final match in 2027, Team India will take on Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, but this time the difference will be so much that the Australian team will be visiting India.
India’s full schedule in WTC 2025-27
India vs England (Foreign Tour)- 5 Tests- June August 2025
India vs West Indies (Domestic)- 2 Tests- October 2025
India vs South Africa (Domestic)- 2 Tests- December 2025
India vs Sri Lanka (Foreign Tour)- 2 Tests, August 2026
India vs New Zealand (Foreign Tour)- 2 Tests, October-December 2026
India vs Australia (Domestic)- 5 Tests- January-February 2027