India's World Test Championship 2025-27 Complete Schedule Revealed
India WTC 2025-27 schedule: ICC Men's World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27 cycle begins in June 2025, with India touring England for a five-match Test series.
ICC Men's World Test Championship (WTC), inaugurated in 2019, follows a two-year cycle, culminating in a final between the top two teams on WTC points table. New Zealand claimed the inaugural title in 2021, followed by Australia in 2023. The ongoing ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2023-25 cycle will see its final between Australia and South Africa in June at Lord's.
Meanwhile, the schedule for ICC Men's World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27 cycle has been finalized.
ICC Men's World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27 cycle begins in June 2025, with India touring England for a five-match Test series.
The tour to England marks the start of India's campaign in World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27. The first Test between the two sides will take place in Headingley, Leeds, starting on June 20. Following this, Sri Lanka will host Bangladesh, while West Indies will take on Australia.
As per the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) format, each team plays six series — three at home and three away.
India's complete schedule in ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27 cycle
India's World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27 schedule includes a 5-match home series against Australia, along with 2-match series at home against West Indies and South Africa. On the road, India will play a 5-match series in England and 2-match series in Sri Lanka and New Zealand. This totals 18 matches for India in WTC 2025-27 cycle, with Pakistan and Bangladesh absent from their fixture list.
India's WTC 2025-27 Complete Schedule:
June-August 2025: England vs India (5 Tests)
October 2025: India vs West Indies (2 Tests)
November 2025: India vs South Africa (2 Tests)
August 2026: Sri Lanka vs India (2 Tests)
October 2026: New Zealand vs India (2 Tests)
January-February 2027: India vs Australia (5 Tests)
WTC 2025-27: Matches allocation for all participating teams
Australia will play the most Tests (22), followed by England (21). Bangladesh and Sri Lanka will play the fewest (12 each), while New Zealand will compete in 16, and South Africa and West Indies will play 14 each. Pakistan is scheduled for 13 matches. The cycle will conclude with the final in June 2027.
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