New Delhi: The men in blue, after having a roller coaster of a ride in the year of 2023, are all set to start their journey in 2024, beginning with the last match of the two-match test series against the South African team in the Rainbow Nation.
Indian Cricketers sweat it out at Centurion nets ahead of 2nd Test…
📸: @Sourav_Journo #IndianCricketTeam #TeamIndia #SAvIND #INDvSA pic.twitter.com/Bw5oehTRBs
— Ray Sportz Cricket (@raysportz_cric) December 30, 2023
India played a total of 66 international matches in the year 2023, which includes eight tests, 35 ODIs and 23 T20Is.
⏪ Recap an eventful 2023 with some 🔝 moments on the field ft. #TeamIndia 😃👌
Tell us your favourite one among all 👇 pic.twitter.com/JNjLbNgCVQ
— BCCI (@BCCI) December 31, 2023
The men in blue, in their eight test matches, emerged victorious in three matches while losing three and two, ending in a draw. In ODIs, they won 27 and lost seven, while one match finished with no contest. In T20Is, the men in blue won 15 while losing seven and one match was called off due to rain.
The Indian team had a win percentage of 68.18 per cent in 2023.
2024 Fixtures
The Indian men’s cricket team will be playing a total of seven bilateral series in 2024 against the likes of South Africa, England, Australia, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Afghanistan, which includes 16 test matches, nine T20I matches and three ODI matches.
📍Cape Town#TeamIndia have arrived for the second #SAvIND Test 👌🏻👌🏻 pic.twitter.com/VGCTdk7yzO
— BCCI (@BCCI) January 1, 2024
India will also feature in two ICC tournaments in 2024, which include the ICC T20I World Cup in West Indies and USA in June and the ICC U-19 World Cup in South Africa, starting later this month.
Check out the full fixtures of the Indian men’s team in 2024:
| Indian Men’s Team (2024 Fixtures) | ||
| S.no | Date | Series |
| 1 | 3 Jan to & Jan | Second test match of two match test series against South Africa |
| 2 | 11 Jan to 17 Jan | Three match T20I series against Afghanistan |
| 3 | 19 Jan to 11 Feb | ICC Under-19 World Cup in South Africa |
| 4 | 25 Jan to 11 March | Pataudi Trophy (Five match test)against England in India |
| 5 | March to May (TBA) | IPL (Official announcement to be made soon) |
| 6 | 4 Jun to 30 June | ICC T20I World Cup in West Indies and USA |
| 7 | Jul (TBA) | Three ODIs and three T20Is against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka |
| 8 | Sept (TBA) | Two tests and three T20Is against Bangladesh in India |
| 9 | Oct (TBA) | Three test match against New Zealand in India |
| 10 | Nov to Dec (TBA) | Border Gavaskar Trophy (Five test match), against Australia in Australia. |
