BCCI announce India's international home fixtures for the 2023-24 season
In a recent announcement on Tuesday, BCCI released the fixtures for India’s schedule for all the home matches as part of the 2023-24 season, which will include a total of 16 games to be played across 10+ venues.
Team India are scheduled to play five Tests, three ODIs and eight T20Is, with the venues confirmed to have been picked according to the rotation policy followed by BCCI.
The statement from BCCI said, "The home season will commence with India hosting Australia for a three-match ODI series ahead of the marquee ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup. The ODI series will be held in Mohali, Indore, and Rajkot. Following the 50-over World Cup, India will play a five-match T20I series against Australia, beginning on 23rd November in Vizag and concluding on 3rd December in Hyderabad."
The statement further read, "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."
It eventually concluded, adding, "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."
The international home schedule for India is as follows:
Australia tour of India - 3 ODIs
1st ODI - Mohali - September 22, 2023 starts at 1:30PM
2nd ODI - Indore- September 24, 2023 starts at 1:30PM
1st ODI - Rajkot - September 27, 2023 starts at 1:30PM
Australia tour of India - 5 T20Is
1st T20I - Vizag - November 23, 2023 starts at 7:00PM
2nd T20I - Trivandrum- November 26, 2023 starts at 7:00PM
3rd T20I - Guwahati - November 28, 2023 starts at 7:00PM
4th T20I - Nagpur - December 1, 2023 starts at 7:00PM
5th T20I - Hyderabad - December 03, 2023 starts at 7:00PM
Afghanistan tour of India - 3 T20Is
1st T20I - Mohali - January 11, 2024
2nd T20I - Indore - January 14, 2024
3rd T20I - Bengaluru- January 17, 2024
England tour of India - 5 Tests
1st Test - Hyderabad - January 25 - January 29, 2024
2nd Test - Vizag - February 02 - February 06, 2024
3rd Test - Rajkot - February 15 - February 19, 2024
4th Test - Ranchi - February 23 - February 27, 2024
5th Test - Dharamsala - March 07 - March 11, 2024