From massive home season to T20 World Cup Down Under: Team India’s cricket schedule for 2022
Tour of South Africa
Virat Kohli and his team are now in South Africa for a three-Test series, which they are leading 1-0. In the first Test, India broke through the citadel of Centurion, aiming for their first-ever Test series victory in South Africa. The Tests will be followed by three One-Day Internationals, with KL Rahul heading the Indian squad in the absence of Rohit Sharma, who is ailing.
South Africa vs India (3 Tests, 3 ODIs)
2nd Test – January 3-7, Johannesburg
3rd Test – January 11-15, Cape Town
ODIs:
1st ODI – January 19, Paarl
2nd ODI – January 21, Paarl
3rd ODI – January 23, Cape Town
Home series against West Indies, Sri Lanka
India vs West Indies (3 ODIs, 3 T20Is)
1st ODI – February 6, Ahmedabad
2nd ODI – February 9, Jaipur
3rd ODI – February 12, Kolkata
1st T20I – February 15, Cuttack
2nd T20I – February 18, Vizag
3rd T20I: February 20, Trivandrum
India vs Sri Lanka (2 Tests, 3 T20Is)
1st Test – February 25-March 1, Bengaluru
2nd Test – March 5-9, Mohali
1st T20I: March 13, Mohali
2nd T20I: March 15, Dharamshala
3rd T20I: March 18, Lucknow
IPL 2022
The IPL will most likely be scheduled in April and May like it is every year. Owing to the Covid-19 pandemic, the league was postponed until September/October in 2020, while the 2021 edition was split into two parts due to the Covid-19 crisis in India.
India vs South Africa (5 T20Is)
1st T20I – June 9, Chennai
2nd T20I – June 12, Bengaluru
3rd T20I: June 14, Nagpur
4th T20I: June 17, Rajkot
5th T20I: June 19, Delhi
England vs India (5th Test, 3 ODIs, 3 T20Is)
5th Test – July 1-5, Manchester
1st T20I – July 7, Southampton
2nd T20I – July 9, Birmingham
3rd T20I – July 10, Nottingham
1st ODI – July 12, London
2nd ODI – July 14, London
3rd ODI – July 17, Manchester
Tour of the West Indies
India will visit the Caribbean islands for the first time since visiting the nation immediately after the ODI World Cup in 2019. In a three-match T20I and ODI series, the Indian squad will face the Windies.
Asia Cup
The Asia Cup, which was initially slated for 2020 but was postponed to 2021, will take place in September this year. The event will be held in Sri Lanka, where India will face off against arch-rival Pakistan. The Asia Cup dates have yet to be published.
T20 Cup WC
India will compete in the global competition in Australia under the leadership of Rohit Sharma with the hopes of ending their ICC title drought. In the 2021 edition, the team was eliminated in the Super 12s stage. Between October 16 and November 13, 2022, the T20 World Cup will be held.
Tour of Bangladesh
Two Tests and three One-Day Internationals will be played in Bangladesh. The exact dates are yet to be determined.
