The India Cricket Squad has a highly demanding lineup of Test matches and ODIs in the upcoming months of 2026, featuring oval-ball matchups with a variety of countries. India, after the ongoing Sri Lanka tour, will face Afghanistan and West Indies in India before embarking on the Kiwi trip. This year will end with another series in limited-overs with Sri Lanka.
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India Cricket Squad Remaining Schedule for 2026
The India Cricket Squad will shift from one format to another in the concluding months of the year 2026, which will prove to be a challenging period for the players and cricket coaching setup.
Sri Lanka Tour Continues
India have claimed a two-Test series in Sri Lanka with a mammoth 165-run win at Galle. The next Test will take place at Colombo’s SSC on August 23 to 27 and will provide the India Cricket Squad with an opportunity to secure a series win.
Afghanistan and West Indies Series
In September, Afghanistan gonna tour India for three T20I match, but the exact date or place, nobody confirm yet. Then West Indies people leaving for India for play three ODI on 27th, 30th September and 3rd October. Now, five T20I game done mapped out from October 6 to 17 at Lucknow, Ranchi, Indore, Hyderabad and Bengaluru.
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India Cricket Squad Heads to New Zealand
The India Cricket Squad would have one more huge responsibility in New Zealand after September and until December.
Five T20Is and Five ODIs
India is book for five T20I and five ODI game in Christchurch, Wellington, Auckland, Hamilton and Mount Maunganui. Got 2 Test match gonna play, first one will be play at Wellington from 19th to 23rd November, then follow by second Test at Christchurch from 27th to 1st December.
Sri Lanka Return to Close 2026
In December Sri Lanka are coming back to India for 3 ODIs from December 13, 16 and 19. Three more T20Is will follow on 22st, 24th and 27th December at Rajkot, Cuttack and Pune respectively.
The Indian Cricket Team will consequently wrap up an action-packed schedule with another multi-format series.
India’s 2026 Record Under Gautam Gambhir
India team been get 22 victory, 12 defeat, and one no-result match under head coach Gautam Gambhir across all format in 2026. The most greatest success for India are winning that ICC Men T20 World Cup 2026. They also win 3-0 ODI series against Sri Lanka and totally sweep Zimbabwe 3-0 in T20I match too.
They also lose some game against England and Ireland, but they go sweep Zimbabwe 3-0 in ODI series, bounce back sweep Zimbabwe 3-0 in T20I, and succeed in win both them series completely.
India Cricket Squad Faces a Packed Finish
The Indian Cricket Team has a busy schedule ahead of them as they will play a number of bilateral series in all the three formats. There will hardly be any time left for Sri Lanka to rest in the wake of Sri Lanka Test, the NZ tour and games in December.
If the India Cricket Squad can not only replicate their form from the past but showcase even improvement in their performance in the upcoming season, then they could have an important impetus.
