Team India started 2021 with a historic win at Australia’s fortress, The Gabba and ended the year by breaching another fortress at Centurion. India defeated South Africa by 113 runs and earned their maiden win at this venue. They went on to take a 1-0 lead in the three-Test series.
Meanwhile, the schedule for 2022 has been disclosed. It seems that India will be quite busy with home assignments this year. Plenty of games will be staged this year. Furthermore, Indian players will get to play a decent number of ODIs taking the 2023 World Cup into consideration.
The ICC T20 World Cup will be held in Australia. As of now, India are a bit busy playing against South Africa for 3 Tests and 3 ODIs. India won the first Test and are playing the second Test. After the overseas tour, they will return home and host West Indies for 3 ODIs and 3 T20Is in February.
After that, India will host Sri Lanka for 2 Tests and 3 T20Is. The 15th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) will most likely start by the end of March or in the first week of April. The league will come t a close in May. Later on, South Africa will jet off to India to play a five-match T20I series.
In July, India will fly to the UK to play 3 T20Is and as many ODIs. The fifth Test that was postponed in 2021 has also been added to the fixture. This year will also witness the Asia Cup spectacle which will be played in the form of a Twenty20 format in September 2022. Australia will fly to India to compete in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy comprising four Tests and three T20Is.
Take a look at the schedule below:-
December 2021 to January 2022
India tour of South Africa
January 3 – January 7: Second Test, Johannesburg (ongoing)
January 11 – January 15: Third Test, Cape Town
January 19: First ODI, Paarl
January 21: Second ODI, Paarl
January 23: Third ODI, Cape Town
February
West Indies tour of India
February 6: First ODI, Ahmedabad
February 9: Second ODI, Jaipur
February 12: Third ODI, Kolkata
February 15: First T20, Cuttack
February 18: Second T20, Visakhapatnam
February 20: Third T20, Trivandrum
February to March
Sri Lanka tour of India
February 25: First Test, Bengaluru
March 5: Second Test, Mohali
March 13: First T20, Mohali
March 15: Second T20, Dharamsala
March 18: Third T20, Lucknow
March to May: IPL 2022 (15th edition)
June
South Africa tour of India
June 9: First T20, Chennai
June 12: Second T20, Bengaluru
June 14: Third T20, Nagpur
June 17: Fourth T20, Rajkot
June 19: Fifth T20, Delhi
July
India tour of England
July 1: Rescheduled Fifth Test, Birmingham
July 7: First T20, Southampton
July 9: Second T20, Birmingham
July 10: Third T20, Nottingham
July 12: First ODI, London
July 14: Second ODI, London
July 17: Third ODI, Manchester
September: T20 Asia Cup in Sri Lanka
September to November
Australia tour of India
Four Tests, Three T20s
October 16 to November 13: T20 World Cup in Australia
November
India tour of Bangladesh
2 Tests, 3 ODIs
December
Sri Lanka tour of India
5 ODIs
