India's World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27 Schedule: A Comprehensive Overview

India is set to commence their World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27 campaign on June 20, 2025, with a challenging five-match Test series in England. This marks a new era for Indian cricket, as the team embarks on this journey with several key players retired and a new captain, Shubman Gill, at the helm. Gill will have the monumental task of leading the team to their first WTC title.

Throughout this cycle, India will face six Test-playing nations, with fixtures both at home and abroad. The schedule includes series against West Indies, South Africa, and Australia at home, while they will travel to England, Sri Lanka, and New Zealand for away matches.

India's Series in WTC 2025-27:

India's Complete WTC 2025-27 Schedule:

The opening series of India's WTC campaign will be the England tour, where they will compete in the newly introduced Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy. This five-match series will take place from June 20 to August 4, 2025, with matches scheduled in Leeds, Birmingham, London, and Manchester.

After a two-month break, India will host their first home series of the new cycle against the West Indies in October 2025. The two-match series will begin in Ahmedabad and conclude in Delhi.

In November 2025, the current WTC champions, South Africa, will visit India for another two-match series. The first Test will be held in Kolkata, followed by the second Test in Guwahati.

In August 2026, India will travel to Sri Lanka for a two-match Test series, their first tour of the island nation since 2017. Later in the year, India will visit New Zealand for a two-match series in October-November 2026.

India's WTC cycle will conclude in early 2027 with a five-match Test series against Australia at home, competing for the prestigious Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT).