The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Thursday (December 8) announced the home season schedule of the men's team for 2023, starting with the white-ball series against Sri Lanka.
The announcement reveals the home season will start on January 3rd and coclude on March 22nd ahead of the potential start date for Indian Premier League (IPL) season. The home season will feature a total of 19 matches - 9 ODIs, 6 T20I and 4 Tests.
India will open the 2023 home season by hosting Sri Lanka in a three-match T20I series followed by a three-match ODI series, scheduled to be held from January 3rd 2023 to January 15th 2023.
The white-ball series will be played across six different venues in Mumbai, Pune, Rajkot, Guwahati, Kolkata and Trivandrum.
Date | Day | Match | Venue |
3 January 2023 | Tuesday | 1st T20I | Mumbai |
5 January 2023 | Thursday | 2nd T20I | Pune |
7 January 2023 | Saturday | 3rd T20I | Rajkot |
10 January 2023 | Tuesday | 1st ODI | Guwahati |
12 January 2023 | Thursday | 2nd ODI | Kolkata |
15 January 2023 | Sunday | 3rd ODI | Trivandrum |
Three days late, the Men in Blue will host New Zealand in another six-match white-ball series, starting with 3 ODIs followed by 3 T20Is. The Kiwis tour of India is set to be held from January 18th 2023 to February 1st 2023 across six different venues.
Date | Day | Match | Venue |
18 January 2023 | Wednesday | 1st ODI | Hyderabad |
21 January 2023 | Saturday | 2nd ODI | Raipur |
24 January 2023 | Tuesday | 3rd ODI | Indore |
27 January 2023 | Friday | 1st T20I | Ranchi |
29 January 2023 | Sunday | 2nd T20I | Lucknow |
1 February 2023 | Wednesday | 3rd T20I | Ahmedabad |
The action will then shift to red-ball series eight days later as Team India host Australia in a four-match Test series, the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
This will also be the last edition of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy which will kickstart in Nagpur from the 9th of February 2023. Team India will then play the next three Test matches in Delhi, Dharamsala & Ahmedabad.
Dates | Match | Venue |
9 February 2023 - 13 February 2023 | First Test | Nagpur |
17 February 2023 - 21 February 2023 | Second Test | Delhi |
1 March 2023 - 5 March 2023 | Third Test | Dharamsala |
9 March 2023 - 13 March 2023 | Fourth Test | Ahmedabad |
Once the Test series finishes, the Indian home season will conclude with a three-match ODI series against Australia, starting from March 17th 2023.
Date | Day | Match | Venue |
17 March 2023 | Friday | 1st ODI | Mumbai |
19 March 2023 | Sunday | 2nd ODI | Vizag |
22 March 2023 | Wednesday | 3rd ODI | Chennai |