If 2025 was a roller-coaster ride for India in men's cricket, 2026 could be a few notches higher. Winning the Champions Trophy and Asia Cup were two major achievements in 2025 but losing at home to South Africa was an embarrassment. In between, the 2-2 draw in England was a fair achievement, given that the side was in transition mode due to multiple retirements of senior players.
Meanwhile, in T20Is, India continued to be on a roll, as they won bilateral series against Australia and South Africa apart from the Asia Cup glory in UAE. The shortest format continues to be India's main strength even as they gear up to plan towards the 2027 ODI World Cup. Test cricket, though, is where they have a lot of work to do through a transitioning side.
Here is the detailed schedule for the Indian men's side in 2026
JANUARY: New Zealand tour of India (3 ODIs, 3 T20Is)
New Zealand vs India 1st ODI: January 11, Vadodara
New Zealand vs India 2nd ODI: January 14, Rajkot
New Zealand vs India 3rd ODI: January 18, Indore
New Zealand vs India 1st T20I: January 21, Nagpur
New Zealand vs India 2nd T20I: January 23, Raipur
New Zealand vs India 3rd T20I: January 25, Guwahati
New Zealand vs India 4th T20I: January 28, Vizag
New Zealand vs India 5th T20I: January 31, Thiruvananthapuram
FEBRUARY-MARCH: T20 World Cup 2026 (February 7-March 8) in India and Sri Lanka
JUNE: Afghanistan tour of India (1 Test, 3 ODIs)
JULY: India tour of England (3 ODIs, 5 T20Is)
AUGUST: India tour of Sri Lanka (2 Tests)
SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER: West Indies tour of India (3 ODIs, 5 T20Is)
OCTOBER NOVEMBER: India tour of New Zealand (2 Tests, 3 ODIs and 5 T20Is)
DECEMBER: Sri Lanka tour of India (3 ODIs, 5 T20Is)
