New Delhi: India will host Australia in a high-profile five-Test series starting January next year to end the 2026/27 home season, the country’s cricket board announced on Thursday.
“The season will culminate with the prestigious and much-anticipated Border-Gavaskar Trophy, featuring a five-match Test series against Australia, beginning on January 21, 2027, in Nagpur,” the Board of Control for Cricket in India said.
“The contest will then move to Chennai, Guwahati, Ranchi and Ahmedabad,” the board said. India suffered a 2-0 Test whitewash against South Africa at home last year and are placed sixth in the World Test Championship table led by Australia.
India’s home season will begin with a white-ball series including three one-day matches and five T20 internationals against the West Indies starting September 27. The cricketing powerhouse will host Sri Lanka in December 2026 for a white-ball series including three ODI and three T20I matches. Zimbabwe will be in India for three 50-over matches in January.
India home fixtures 2026/27:
West Indies in India:
September 27: 1st ODI, Thiruvananthapuram
September 30: 2nd ODI, Guwahati
Oct 3: 3rd ODI, New Chandigarh
October 6: 1st T20I, Lucknow
Oct 9: 2nd T20I, Ranchi
Oct 11: 3rd T20I, Indore
Oct 14: 4th T20I, Hyderabad
October 17: 5th T20I, Bengaluru
Zimbabwe in India:
Jan 3: 1st ODI, Kolkata
Jan 6: 2nd ODI, Hyderabad
Jan 9: 3rd ODI, Mumbai
Australia in India:
Jan 21-25: 1st Test, Nagpur
Jan 29-February 2: 2nd Test, Chennai
Feb 11-15: 3rd Test, Guwahati
