India are scheduled to play eight Tests, 18 ODIs, and 17 T20Is, apart from the 2023 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup on home soil and the Asia Cup – find the schedule of the men’s team with a full list of Test, ODI and T20I fixtures in 2023.

India cricket in 2023: Full international schedule for the men’s team

India v Sri Lanka (home)

January 2023

Starting cricketing action in the new year, India host Sri Lanka for a limited-overs tour consisting of three ODIs and three T20Is.

India v New Zealand (home)

January – February 2023

New Zealand will tour India for another limited-overs series beginning at the end of January, they are due to play three ODIs and three T20Is. The series means the two sides will play 12 limited-overs matches against each other in four months, with India set for an identical tour of New Zealand in November 2022.

It will consist of three T20Is and as many ODIs.

India v Australia (home)

February – March 2023

The landmark series will start in February 2023 as India’s final fixtures in the ICC men’s Test World Championship 2021-2023, the hosts currently sit in fourth place with Australia in the top spot. The final of the competition is set to be played in England at The Oval in June 2023. Australia will play four Test matches in India and three ODIs.

IPL 2023

March 31 to May 28

The T20 extravaganza will run for nearly two months.

ICC World Test Championship final

June 7 to 11

India go head to head with Australia to decide the winner of the 2021-23 WTC.

West Indies v India (away)

July – August 2023

After the scheduled break for the 2023 IPL and the WTC, India will play a multi-format series in the West Indies consisting of two Tests, three ODIs and three T20Is. The team will play two additional T20Is in Florida.

Here’s the complete WI vs IND schedule.

Ireland v India (away)

August 2023

The Indian team is scheduled to travel to Ireland to play three T20Is.

Asia Cup 2023 (away)

September 2023

Pakistan are due to host the Asia Cup for the first time since 2008 in 2023. However, tensions between the BCCI and the PCB have cast doubts over whether India will travel to Pakistan, with BCCI secretary and Asia Cricket Council President Jay Shah suggesting that the tournament should be held at a neutral venue.

India v Australia (home)

September 2023

Australia will return to India for a three-match ODI series in preparation for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup the following month.

India v Afghanistan (home)

A tentative ODI series between India and Afghanistan was scheduled to be held after the IPL, but has been rescheduled indefinitely. However, it likely to be held before the World Cu.

ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 (home)

October – November 2023

India will host the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup as the sole venue for the first time ever in 2023. They will be looking to win the tournament for the first time since 2011.

India v Australia (home)

November – December 2023

In their third tour of India of the year, Australia will play a five-match T20I series following the conclusion of the World Cup.

India v South Africa (away)

December 2023 – January 2024

In their final fixtures of the year, India will head to South Africa to play a multi-format series that will spread into the new year. The series will consist of two Test matches, three ODIs and three T20Is. India lost their Test series in South Africa earlier this year, but came out on top in their recent limited-over series against the Proteas in India.