Published: Apr 02, 2025, 08:55 PM (IST)
Edited: Apr 02, 2025, 08:55 PM (IST)
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has made a massive announcement during the ongoing 2025 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The cricket board has released the official schedule for the senior men’s team for the year 2025, which has revealed that the Men in Blue will face West Indies and South Africa at home this year.
“The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is pleased to announce the schedule for Team India (Senior Men) international home season for 2025. The upcoming season promises thrilling encounters as India face off against West Indies and South Africa across Test matches, One-Day Internationals (ODIs), and Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is). The home season will commence with the IDFC First Bank Test series against West Indies, starting on 2nd October 2025 in Ahmedabad. The second and final Test of the series will be held in Kolkata from 10th October,” BCCI stated in their official release.
“Following the West Indies series, India will host South Africa for a gripping contest across all three formats. The IDFC First Bank Test series against South Africa will be historic as Guwahati is set to host its maiden Test match. The series will begin in New Delhi on 14th November, with Guwahati hosting the second Test from 22nd November. India and South Africa will then battle it out in a three-match ODI series and a five-match T20I series in December, with the final taking place in Ahmedabad,” the statement added.
The games at home will include four Tests from the next cycle of the World Test Championship (WTC), two against the West Indies and two against South Africa. The WIndies will only be here for a two-match Test series. However, The Proteas will pay two Tests, three ODI matches and five T20I matches.
