Overview
- India host New Zealand for 3 ODIs on Jan 11 (Vadodara), Jan 14 (Rajkot) and Jan 18 (Indore), followed by 5 T20Is from Jan 21–31 in Nagpur, Raipur, Guwahati, Visakhapatnam and Thiruvananthapuram.
- ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 runs Feb 7–Mar 8 in India and Sri Lanka, with India grouped with the USA, Namibia, Pakistan and the Netherlands and opening vs the USA at Mumbai’s Wankhede.
- The IPL 2026 window is slated for Mar 26–May 31, creating a domestic-league block between the T20 World Cup and India’s mid-year international assignments.
- Across 2026, India are scheduled for five Tests, 18 ODIs and 25-plus T20Is, with Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli limited to ODIs for India and set to feature in the IPL.
- Further fixtures include Afghanistan at home in June (1 Test, 3 ODIs), a July white-ball tour of England (5 T20Is, 3 ODIs) and the postponed Bangladesh white-ball tour moved to September.