After playing in South Africa, England and Australia in 2018, Team India will be spending a considerable amount of of time back home in India in 2019.
Continuing with their tour of Australia in January, India will play out the fourth and final Test before a three-match ODI series. After Australia, India will be in neighbouring New Zealand for five ODIs and three T20Is.
After 18 years, Zimbabwe will be in India for a full-fledged tour in March.
From April till July, it will be like a festive period for cricket fans from India as well as other nations. The 12th edition of the Indian Premier League will be followed by the ICC Cricket World Cup in England and Wales.
ICC’s new global tournament – the Test Championship – will also begin from this year. Cycle 1, which will go on till April 2021, will begin right after the World Cup in July.
Meanwhile, India will be in the Caribbean in July and August. South Africa, Bangladesh and Windies will be coming to India during the last quarter of 2019.
Here’s a detailed look at the Indian Cricket Teams schedule in 2019:
India Tour of New Zealand
When: Jan - Feb 2019
Matches: 5 ODIs and 3 T20Is
Australia Tour of India
When: Feb - Mar 2019
Matches: 5 ODIs and 2 T20Is
Zimbabwe Tour of India
When: Mar 2019
Matches: 1 Test and 3 ODIs
Indian Premier League 2019
When: Mar - May 2019
Matches: 60 T20s
Venue: India
ICC Cricket World Cup 2019
When: May - Jul 2019
Matches: 48 ODIs
Venue: England and Wales
ICC World Test Championship – Cycle 1
When: Jul 2019 - Apr 2021
India Tour of West Indies
When: Jul - Aug 2019
Matches: 2 Test, 3 ODIs and 3 T20Is
South Africa Tour of India
When: October 2019
Matches: 3 Tests
Bangladesh Tour of India
When: November 2019
Matches: 2 Tests and 3 T20Is
West Indies Tour of India
When: December 2019
Matches: 3 ODIs and 3 T20Is
(With inputs from icc.com)
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