India will host Australia in a high-profile five-Test series starting January next year to end the 2026\/27 home season, the country's cricket board announced on Thursday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"The season will culminate with the prestigious and much-anticipated Border-Gavaskar Trophy, featuring a five-match Test series against Australia, beginning on January 21, 2027, in Nagpur," the Board of Control for Cricket in India said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"The contest will then move to Chennai, Guwahati, Ranchi and Ahmedabad," the board said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
India suffered a 2-0 Test whitewash against South Africa at home last year and are placed sixth in the World Test Championship table led by Australia.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
India's home season will begin with a white-ball series including three one-day matches and five T20 internationals against the West Indies starting September 27.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The cricketing powerhouse will host Sri Lanka in December 2026 for a white-ball series including three ODI and three T20I matches.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Zimbabwe will be in India for three 50-over matches in January.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
India home fixtures 2026\/27:<\/p>\r\n\r\n
West Indies in India:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n September 27: 1st ODI, Thiruvananthapuram<\/p>\r\n\r\n September 30: 2nd ODI, Guwahati<\/p>\r\n\r\n October 3: 3rd ODI, New Chandigarh<\/p>\r\n\r\n October 6: 1st T20I, Lucknow<\/p>\r\n\r\n October 9: 2nd T20I, Ranchi<\/p>\r\n\r\n October 11: 3rd T20I, Indore<\/p>\r\n\r\n October 14: 4th T20I, Hyderabad<\/p>\r\n\r\n October 17: 5th T20I, Bengaluru<\/p>\r\n\r\n Sri Lanka in India:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n December 13: 1st ODI, New Delhi<\/p>\r\n\r\n December 16: 2nd ODI, Bengaluru<\/p>\r\n\r\n December 19: 3rd ODI, Ahmedabad<\/p>\r\n\r\n December 22: 1st T20I, Rajkot<\/p>\r\n\r\n December 24: 2nd T20I, Cuttack<\/p>\r\n\r\n December 27: 3rd T20I, Pune<\/p>\r\n\r\n Zimbabwe in India:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n January 3: 1st ODI, Kolkata<\/p>\r\n\r\n January 6: 2nd ODI, Hyderabad<\/p>\r\n\r\n January 9: 3rd ODI, Mumbai<\/p>\r\n\r\n