The Board of Control for Cricket in India has announced the draw for India’s 2026-27 international domestic season, headlined by five Border-Gavaskar Trophy Tests against Australia. The marquee series will be played in January and February 2027.
India’s domestic season will feature the West Indies, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe and Australia with 22 international matches scheduled across 17 cities in a multi-format programme. Among them, the Border-Gavaskar Trophy stands out, given the history and intensity of the rivalry.
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The series will begin on January 21, 2027 in Nagpur, followed by the second Test in Chennai and the third in Guwahati. Ranchi and Ahmedabad will host the fourth and fifth Test respectively, ensuring a wide geographical spread. India last hosted the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in 2022-23 when the hosts secured a 2-1 series win.
Full schedule: Australia tour of India 2027
1st test: 21-25 January – Nagpur (9.30am)
2nd Test: January 29 – February 2 – Chennai (9:30 am)
3rd test: 11-15 February – Guwahati (9am)
4th test: 19-23 February – Ranchi (9.30am)
5th Test: February 27 – March 3 – Ahmedabad (9.30 am)
Meanwhile, Cricket Australia has already unveiled its international calendar for 2026-27, which leaves limited turnaround time before the India tour. Australia are set to play 10 Tests in a 14-week window between December and March, making it one of the toughest stretches in their recent history.
“This Border-Gavaskar Trophy tour, the final frontier for the likes of Pat Cummins, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood and Nathan Lyon, who have never won a series in India, will also be a fast-paced campaign given the anniversary of the CA Test starting in Melbourne on March 11,” Cricket Australia said in a statement.
“The decision to hold back Starc, Cummins and Hazlewood from the early rounds of the IPL underlines CA’s intention to manage the workload and ensure their key players are ready for the demands of the 2026-27 schedule,” the statement added.
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Saurabh Kumar
Published on:
26 March 2026 14:54 IST
