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).
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.
Meanwhile, a high-octane slugfest between arch-nemesis India and Pakistan is also on the card in the next FTP cycle.
India-Pakistan's complete schedule from 2023-2027:
September 2023
Asia Cup
October 2023
ODI World Cup
June 2024
T20 World Cup, to host West Indies and America
February 2025
Champions Trophy in Pakistan
September 2025
Asia Cup
February 2026
T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka
