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WTC: India will have to play 19 matches for the next World Test Championship, know the complete schedule
Team India has once again faced defeat in the final of the ICC event. With this, the dream of winning the ICC trophy got longer. Team India was defeated by Australia in the final of the World Test Championship (WTC) at the Oval in London last week. It was India’s fourth defeat in an ICC final since 2014 and second since the WTC began four years ago. Team India also made it to the final of the inaugural edition, but lost to New Zealand in the summit clash played at Southampton.
ICC rules
Meanwhile, the next WTC cycle is set to begin on June 16 with the Ashes between Australia and England. As far as Team India is concerned, they will start their campaign against West Indies next month. Cricket West Indies (CWI) announced the schedule of the series on Monday (June 11), with the two-match Test series starting on July 12. As per the rules laid down by the ICC, each team has to play a total of six series. Teams will play three home and three away matches during this cycle.
India schedule
India will play 3, 5 and 2 Tests against New Zealand, England and Bangladesh respectively at home. On the other hand, apart from West Indies, they will tour South Africa and Australia in this cycle to play 2 and 5 Tests respectively. The team will tour India in January-February next year and Bangladesh and New Zealand in the 2024-25 home season. For away tours, India will tour the West Indies next month, while South Africa’s tour is set to take place between December 2023 and January 2024. They will play their final series of the cycle in Australia and will feature in 5 Tests.
here are the programs
West Indies tour of India
West Indies v India – 2nd Test – July/August 2023
July 12-16: 1st Test – Windsor Park, Rosso, Dominica
July 20-24: 2nd Test: Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad
South Africa tour of India 2023-24
South Africa v India – 2 Tests – December 2023 to January 2024
England tour of India 2024
India v England – 5 Tests – January/February 2024
india tour of bangladesh 2024
India v Bangladesh – 2 Tests – September/October 2024
New Zealand tour of India 2024
India v New Zealand – 3rd Test – October/November 2024
India tour of Australia 2024-25 – Border-Gavaskar Trophy
Australia v India – 5 Tests – November 2024 – January 2025