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Team India begins WTC 2025-27 cycle after 2-2 England draw. Upcoming series vs WI (Oct 2025), SA (Nov 2025), SL and NZ (2026), and AUS (2027). Three home and three away Tests – a crucial roadmap to the WTC final.
New Delhi: The Indian cricket team has recently drawn a thrilling five-match Test series 2-2 against England. Now Team India is preparing for the next phase of the World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27. India has got 28 out of 60 points from the series against England, after which it is third in the WTC points table. Now the question in the mind of all cricket fans is when and against whom will Team India's next Test match be? Also, which teams will India have to face in WTC 2025-27? Let's understand the entire schedule in detail.
India's next Test match: against the West Indies
Team India will play a two-match home Test series against the West Indies in October 2025. The first match will be played on 2 October at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, while the second match will be played on 10 October at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. The West Indies team will challenge India under the captaincy of Craig Brathwaite. This series will be a good opportunity to collect points in the WTC.
November 2025: South Africa tour of India
After this, the South African team will come to India in November 2025 and play two Test matches. The first match will be held at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on 14 November, while the second match will be played at Barsapara Stadium in Guwahati from 22 to 26 November. Test matches between India and South Africa have always been exciting, so this series can also be fiercely competitive.
2026: Foreign tours against Sri Lanka and New Zealand
In 2026, Team India will go on two foreign tours. The first tour will be to Sri Lanka in July 2026, where two Test matches will be played. India last defeated Sri Lanka 2-0 in 2022, so a good performance can be expected this time too.
After this, India will tour New Zealand in November 2026 and will play two Test matches there. India's record against New Zealand has not been good. Last time India had to face a 0-1 defeat in the home series, while in 2020, Team India also lost both the tests on the New Zealand tour. This time India will try to perform better.
2027: Home series against Australia
The last phase of the WTC 2025-27 cycle will be a five-match home Test series against Australia in February-March 2027. Last time India defeated Australia 2-1 at home, but in 2023 they had to face a 1-3 defeat in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. This series will be very important in terms of points in the WTC.
World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27 roadmap
India has to play a total of six Test series in WTC 2025-27, three at home and three away. After the drawn series with England, Team India now has to play against the West Indies, South Africa, Sri Lanka, New Zealand, and Australia. If India has to reach the WTC final, then it will need to perform well in all these series. The next two years are going to be very exciting for cricket lovers in terms of Test cricket!
