India: After the 18th edition of the Indian Premier League is over on Sunday, 25 May 2025, India will tour England to play a five-match red ball series in June. That challenging series of the red ball form of the game will start on 20 June 2025 and end on 4 August 2025.
The Men in Blue will also play the Asia Cup of the shortest format. India has the hosting rights of the six-team Asian competition and they would be hosting the Asia Cup for just the second time. In 1991, India hosted the fifty-overs Asia Cup and won that event. Now, the Blues will host the twenty-overs Asia Cup in 2025.
West Indies Will Tour India For A Two Match Series Of The Red Ball Format –

In the home season of 2025, the Caribbean side will tour India to play a series of two Test matches. The first red-ball match versus the West Indies will also be India’s first Test match of the home series in 2025 and after a disappointing 3-0 loss to New Zealand in their last home season in 2024.
The first red-ball match between The Windies and The Men in Blue will be played at Ahmedabad while the second and the final match of this two-match red ball series will be played at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. West Indies previously toured India and played a Test series in 2018 and they lost both matches.
- First Red Ball Match – Thursday, 2nd October 2025 To Monday, 6th October 2025 at Shri Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
- Second Test Match Of This Two Match Red Ball Series – Friday, 10th October 2025 To Tuesday, 14th October 2025 at Eden Gardens In Kolkata. Timings For Both The Test matches – 9.30 AM IST and Local, 4 AM GMT.
South Africa Will Tour India For A Full Fleshed Series In 2025 –

The Proteas will also tour India in the home season of 2025. South Africa will play a series of two-match red ball series, three-match series of the One Day International matches and a five-match series of the shorter version of the game. South Africa played the last red ball in India in 2019 and the last white ball series in India in 2022.
India will also tour Australia for a white ball series, 3 ODIs and 5 T20Is after they face the Windies and then the 1st Test match against the Proteas will start. Here is the detailed schedule of the South Africa Tour Of India in 2025 –
- First Test Match – Friday 14th November 2025 To Tuesday, 18th November 2025 at Shri Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.
- Second Red Ball Match – Saturday, 22nd November 2025 To Wednesday, 26th November 2025 at Barsapara Stadium in Guwahati. Timings For These Test Matches – 9.30 AM IST and Local, 4 AM GMT.
- 1st One Day International – Sunday, 30th November 2025 at JSCA International Stadium Complex in Ranchi.
- 2nd One Day International Match – Wednesday, 3rd December 2025 at Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium in Raipur.
- 3rd One Day International Match – Saturday, 6th December 2025 at Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam. Timings for all Three ODIs- 1.30 PM IST and Local, 8 AM GMT.
- 1st T20 International Match – Tuesday, 9th December 2025 at Baramati Stadium in Cuttack.
- 2nd T20 International Match – Thursday, 11th December 2025 at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur, Chandigarh.
- 3rd T20 International Match – Sunday, 14th December 2025 at Himachal Pradesh Association Stadium in Dharamshala.
- 4th T20 International Match – Wednesday, 17th December 2025 at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow.
- 5th T20 International Match – Friday, 19th December 2025 at Shri Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Timings For All 5 T20Is – 7 PM IST and Local, 1.30 PM GMT.
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