New Delhi: BCCI has announced the team India’s home leg schedule. The Indian team will face Sri Lanka, New Zealand and Australia at home next year. The home leg will begin with a 3-match T20I and 3-match ODI series against Sri Lanka in January. Leading up to the 2023 World Cup in India, the team will play a lot of white-ball cricket and looking at the World Test Championship, India will face Australia in the Border-Gavaskar trophy.
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After an ODI series defeat against Bangladesh, the team needs to rethink the strategy and apply it during these three tours. The series can also get interesting if India goes for a split captaincy for ODIs and T20Is.
Sri Lanka’s tour to India
| Sri Lanka tour of India, 2022-23 | ||||
| Sr. No. | Day | Date | Match | Venue |
| 1 | Tuesday | 3rd January | 1st T20I | Mumbai |
| 2 | Thursday | 5th January | 2nd T20I | Pune |
| 3 | Saturday | 7th January | 3rd T20I | Rajkot |
| 4 | Tuesday | 10th January | 1st ODI | Guwahati |
| 5 | Thursday | 12th January | 2nd ODI | Kolkata |
| 6 | Sunday | 15th January | 3rd ODI | Trivandrum |
New Zealand’s tour to India
After playing against Sri Lanka, India will go on to face New Zealand from January 18 onwards. The lack of a break is good for the rhythm of the athletes, however, it might lead to some injuries. India will play three ODIs and three T20Is against the Blackcaps.
| New Zealand tour of India, 2022-23 | ||||
| Sr. No. | Day | Date | Match | Venue |
| 1 | Wednesday | 18th January | 1st ODI | Hyderabad |
| 2 | Saturday | 21st January | 2nd ODI | Raipur |
| 3 | Tuesday | 24th January | 3rd ODI | Indore |
| 4 | Friday | 27th January | 1st T20I | Ranchi |
| 5 | Sunday | 29th January | 2nd T20I | Lucknow |
| 6 | Wednesday | 1st February | 3rd T20I | Ahmedabad |
Border-Gavaskar Trophy and ODIs against Australia
After a great series victory and the breaking of Gabba’s fortress, India will face Australia at home. The teams will play four Test matches and three ODIs during the course of the tour.
| Australia’s tour of India, 2022-23 – Test series | |||
| Sr. No. | Date | Match | Venue |
| 1 | 9th – 13th February | 1st Test | Nagpur |
| 2 | 17th – 21st February | 2nd Test | Delhi |
| 3 | 1st – 5th March | 3rd Test | Dharamsala |
| 4 | 9th – 13th March | 4th Test | Ahmedabad |
| Australia’s tour of India, 2022-23 – ODI series | ||||
| Sr. No. | Day | Date | Match | Venue |
| 1 | Friday | 17th March | 1st ODI | Mumbai |
| 2 | Sunday | 19th March | 2nd ODI | Vizag |
| 3 | Wednesday | 22nd March | 3rd ODI | Chennai |
