Cricket: BCCI announce major changes to India’s home season schedule and venues
Key date and venue changes for India’s home matches
Once Team India returns from their tour of England, their next two home assignments come in the form of the West Indies and South Africa, with Tests, one-day internationals and T20 internationals all on the calendar before the end of 2025.
The Men in Blue will face the West Indians for the first time on October 2 in their first IDFC First Bank Test match, which will go ahead as originally planned, but the second match has been moved to the Arun Jaitley Stadium, having originally been slated to take place in Kolkata.
South Africa’s A Team will arrive in India in late October for two multi-day matches and three ODIs starting on October 30. The two Tests will proceed as initially scheduled at the BCCI Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru, while the ODI games have been moved from the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium to the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot.
All of India’s matches this summer will be covered in our expert cricket predictions, so be sure to make your necessary diary adjustments to ensure you do not miss out on the latest key stats and news.
Finally, owing to the ongoing renovations to the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, the India Women’s IDFC First Bank ODI Series against Australia Women has been shifted as well, with the first two games to be played at the New PCA Stadium and the final match to be staged at the Arun Jaitley Stadium.
Revised schedule and venue for India’s home season
Here is an overview of India’s summer schedule following confirmation of the changes announced by the BCCI last week:
India vs. West Indies Test Series
1st Test - October 2 - 6 - Narendra Modi Stadium (Ahmedabad)
2nd Test - October 10 - 14 - Arun Jaitley Stadium (New Delhi)
India vs South Africa A Test & ODI Series
1st Test - October 30 - November 2 - BCCI COE (Bengaluru)
2nd Test - November 6 - 9 - BCCI COE (Bengaluru)
1st ODI - November 13 - Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium (Rajkot)
2nd ODI - November 16 - Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium (Rajkot)
3rd ODI - November 19 - Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium (Rajkot)
India Women vs. Australia Women ODI Series
1st ODI - 14 September - New PCA Stadium (Chandigarh)
2nd ODI - 17 September - New PCA Stadium (Chandigarh)
3rd ODI - 20 September - Arun Jaitley Stadium (New Delhi)
