India’s Schedule: 3 Test Match Series Are In Line For The Men In Blue

India’s Schedule: India was the runner-up in the two back-to-back finals of the World Test Championship in 2021 and 2023. The Men in Blue lost the first-ever WTC finals in 2021 under the leadership of Virat Kohli versus New Zealand. In 2023, under the leadership of Rohit Sharma, Australia won their maiden title in the Test match arena. Now again, India is yet to lose a red ball series.

In the new cycle of 2023 to 2025, India won the test series versus the West Indies in the Caribbean and England at home. But they drew the two-match red ball series versus South Africa in the Proteas Nation. South Africa is the only country where the Men in Blue are yet to win a series of the traditional format.

India had played their last game in the red ball format versus England at home and it has been approximately four months that they haven’t played any Test matches. The five-match series India won by a 4-1 margin against England ended on 11^th March 2024 and since then, the Blues have played the IPL 2024 and the T20 World Cup 2024 in USA and West Indies.

Here are the 3 Test Match Series in line for the Men in Blue –

India is currently in Zimbabwe for a series of the shortest format. That five match T20I series will end this Sunday, 14^th July 2024 at Harare Sports Club in Harare. Then the Men in Blue will tour Sri Lanka for another limited-overs format series. India’s tour of Sri Lanka will consist of 6 white ball games, 3 T20Is and 3 fifty overs matches, starting from 26^th July 2024 at Pallekele.

1. Bangladesh Tour Of India 2024: 2 Match Test Series

1^st Test Match will be played at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai from Thursday, September 19^th 2024 to Monday, 23th September 2024. The match will start at 9.30 PM according to the Indian Standard Time and Local Time.

The 2^nd and last Test of this two-match red ball series will be played at Green Park Stadium in Kanpur from Friday, 27^th September 2024 to Tuesday, 1^st October 2024. The match timings are 9.30 AM Indian Standard Time – IST and local, 4 AM GMT.

2. New Zealand Tour of India 2024: 3 Red Ball Matches 

The first game of this three-match red ball series will be played at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru from Wednesday, October 16^th to Sunday, October 20th 2024. The second match of this series will be played at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune from Thursday, 24^th October 2024 to Monday, 28^th 2024.

The third and final match of this red ball series will end at Mumbai in Wankhede Stadium. The third Test match will be played from Friday, November 1^st 2024 to Tuesday, 5^th November 2024. The match timing for all three red ball games is 9.30 AM Indian Standard Time (IST) and Local, 4 AM GMT.

3.    India Tour Of Australia: 5 Test Matches 

India’s tour of Australia later this year will be a stern Test for the Men in Blue. India has won two back-to-back series of the red ball format on Australian soil. In 2019 and 2021, India has scripted a history in Australia. Now on this tour to the Aussie nation, Rohit and his men would be eyeing their third back-to-back series win Down Under.

• 1^st Test Match will be played at Perth Stadium in Perth from Friday, 22^nd November 2024 to Tuesday, 26^th November 2024. This game will start at 8 AM Indian Standard Time (IST), 2.30 AM GMT and 10.30 PM Local Time.
• 2^nd Test Match will be played at the Adelaide Oval in Adelaide from Friday, 6^th December 2024 to Tuesday, 10^th December 2024. This encounter will start at 9.30 AM Indian Standard Time (IST), 4 AM GMT and 2.30 PM Local Time.
• 3^rd Test Match will be played at The Gabba in Brisbane from Saturday, 14^th December 2024 to Wednesday, 18^th December 2024. The match timings for this game are – 5.30 AM Indian Standard Time (IST), 12 AM GMT and 10 AM Local Time.
• The fourth red ball match will be the Boxing Day affair that will start from Thursday 26^th December 2024 to Monday, 30^th December 2024 at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). The match will start at – 5.30 AM Indian Standard Time (IST), 12 AM GMT and 11 AM Local.
• The fifth and last Test match between Australia Vs India will be played at Sydney Cricket Ground from Friday, 3^rd January 2025 to Tuesday, 7^th January 2025. The match will start at – 5.30 AM Indian Standard Time (IST), 12 AM GMT and 11 AM Local.

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