The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the complete schedule of the International cricket for the next FTP cycle which will be from 2023 to 2027. A total of 777 International games, 173 Tests, 281 ODIs and 323 T20Is – will be played in the next FTP cycle. However, in the ongoing FTP cycle, a total of 694 games are there while the next FTP cycle will include next two cycles of the ICC Men’s World Test Championship, multiple ICC events and a host of bilateral as well as tri-series action.
As far as Team India's full cycle is concerned, as per the draft FTP, they are scheduled to play 38 Tests, four fewer than England (42) and three fewer than Australia (41). Only two other countries have more than 30 Tests on their calendar: Bangladesh (34) and New Zealand (32).
After 30 years, India and Australia will be battling against each other for the five-match Test series in ICC's next Future Tours Programme (FTP).
The prestigious Border-Gavaskar Trophy between India and Australia will be played as a five-Test series between May 2023 and April 2027. It will be the first time since 1992 that India and Australia are playing series comprising five Test matches.
Team India’s full schedule for the next FTP cycle (FTP 2023 to 2027):
Year Opposition Home/Away Matches
2023
New Zealand Home - 3 ODIs - 3 T20Is in January
Australia Home 4 Tests, 3 ODIs in January
West Indies Away 2 Tests, 3 ODIs, 3 T20Is in July
Australia Home 3 ODIs in September
Australia Home 5 T20Is in November
South Africa Away 2 Tests, 3 ODIs, 3 T20Is in December
2024
England Home 5 Tests in January
Sri Lanka Away 3 ODIs, 3 T20Is in July
Bangladesh Home 2 Tests, 3 T20Is in September
New Zealand Home 3 Tests in October
Australia Away 5 Tests in November
2025
England Home 3 ODIs, 5 T20Is in January
England Away 5 Tests in June
Bangladesh Away 3 ODIs, 3 T20Is in August
West Indies Home 2 Tests in October
Australia Away 3 ODIs, 5 T20Is in October
South Africa Home 2 Tests, 3 ODIs, 5 T20Is in November
2026
New Zealand Home 3 ODIs, 5 T20Is in January
Afghanistan Home 1 Test, 3 ODIs in June
England Away 3 ODIs, 5 T20Is in July
Sri Lanka Away 2 Tests in August
Afghanistan Away 3 T20Is in September
West Indies Home 3 ODIs, 5 T20Is in September
New Zealand Away 2 Tests, 3 ODIs, 5 T20Is in October
Sri Lanka Home 3 ODIs, 3 T20Is in December
2027
Australia Home 5 Tests in January