2023 noticed Indian males’s cricket crew roll by way of all 9 groups on the ODI World Cup solely to see them combust within the remaining towards Australia in entrance of a vociferous residence crowd on the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
2024 has began off with Rohit Sharma and Co registering a first-ever Check win at Newlands, Cape City, one which noticed the two-match Check collection in South Africa finish 1-1. However there’s much more to come back within the yr that’ll see India play as many as 15 Check matches and a T20 World Cup within the West Indies and United States.
Right here’s what the schedule seems to be for the crew as of January 2024.
Three T20Is vs Afghanistan: January 11 to 17
Afghanistan are touring India for a three-match T2oI collection within the first half of the month. The return of captain Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli within the T20 squad for the primary time because the World Cup in 2022 raises the query if the 2 shall be a part of the T20 scheme going into the World Cup later this yr. This, whereas Hardik and Suryakumar Yadav – each of whom have captained the crew within the shortest format within the meantime – get well from accidents.
1st T20: January 11, Mohali
2nd T20: January 14, Indore
third T20: January 17, Bangalore
5 Assessments vs England: January 25 – March 11
For the primary time since 2016, England will tour India for as lengthy a Check match collection. Their earlier tour to India had been in 2021, when the Virat Kohli-led aspect claimed a 3-1 win throughout 4 Assessments. Whereas there was a buzz of pleasure to witness how England’s extremely aggressive Bazball fashion fares towards Indian spinners, they’re one of many solely two groups to have received a Check collection in India since 2001, having completed so again in 2012. Can Ben Stokes cause them to glory in 2024 or will it’s the acquainted residence domination story for India?
1st Check: January 25-29, Hyderabad
2nd Check: February 2-6, Visakhapatnam
third Check: February 15-19, Rajkot
4th Check: February 23-27, Ranchi
fifth Check: March 7-11, Dharamsala
IPL 2024: March-Could
Whereas the BCCI and the IPL governing council are but to launch the ultimate dates, the seventeenth version of the Indian Premier League is more likely to kickstart from March 2022 and anticipated to proceed till the top of Could, proper earlier than the T20 World Cup. It’ll be a 3rd straight season with 10 groups and one which’s being seen as a dressed rehearsal for the World Cup.
T20 World Cup: June 1-29
The ninth version of the event will see India seeking to finish their ICC trophy drought since 2013. Led by Rohit Sharma within the earlier version in Australia a few years in the past, India had been knocked out by the eventual champions, England within the semifinal. A whooping 10-wicket battering.
It’ll be the primary occasion of 20 groups taking part within the competitors – 5 every divided in 4 teams, high two from every will progress to the Tremendous 8 which is able to then resolve the 4 semifinalists.
Bilaterals but to be dated
Following the premium cricket event this yr, there’s extra within the providing for Indian males’s cricket crew. Whereas the ultimate dates for the bilateral collection are but to be launched, the composition of the video games is basically recognized.
Away collection vs Sri Lanka: Three ODIs and three T20Is
Residence collection vs Bangladesh: Two Assessments and three T20Is
Residence collection vs New Zealand: Three Assessments
Away collection vs Australia: 5 Assessments