Indian cricket in 2023, Indian team, know full schedule of 2023
Indian cricket in 2023 The year 2023 is going to be very important for Team India. For the first time this year, the World Cup is going to be hosted by India and India will have a chance to win this title for the third time.
Team India ended 2022 in a grand manner by winning the last Test match against Bangladesh. Talking about 2023, this year is going to be even more special than last year. For the first time, the final match of World Cup to Asia Cup and World Test Championship is to be played in India's hosting this year.
Team India would like to do better than last year in 2023 as last year was not good for the team. From the defeat in the semi-finals in the T20 World Cup to not reaching the finals of the Asia Cup, Team India would definitely like to complete it this year.
T20 under Hardik's leadership
After the failure in the T20 World Cup, the team management is considering split captaincy and it is believed that Hardik Pandya will lead the team in T20, starting with the series against Sri Lanka at the beginning of the year. Will go In the 3-match T20 series against Sri Lanka, where Hardik Pandya is leading the team, Suryakumar Yadav has been made the vice-captain for the first time.
There will be more cricket in 2023
The year 2023 is going to be special for Team India in many ways. This year, where there is a chance to end the drought of the ODI World Cup, while taking lessons from the mistakes of the previous season, the team would also like to win the World Test Championship title. Apart from this, this year will be full of new thinking and preparations for the T20 World Cup to be held in 2024 for the team.
Let's take a look at the full schedule of Team India in the year 2023 and know that when will Team India be seen in action?
Team India in January 2023:
This month will be named after India and Sri Lanka series. The Asian champion Sri Lanka team will be on a tour of India where it will play a series of 3 ODIs besides 3 T20s.
Sri Lanka's T20I schedule
1st T20I - January 3, Mumbai
2nd T20I - January 5, Pune
3rd T20I - 7 January, Rajkot
Sri Lanka ODI schedule
First ODI - January 10, Guwahati
Second ODI - January 12, Kolkata
Third ODI - January 15, Trivandrum
New zealand tour of india
1st ODI (Hyderabad) - 18 January
2nd ODI (Raipur) - 21 January
3rd ODI (Indore) - 24 January
1st T20I (Ranchi) - 27 January
2nd T20I (Lucknow) - 29 January
3rd T20I (Ahmedabad) - 1 February
Australia tour of India (February-March)
1st Test (Nagpur) - 9-13 February
2nd Test (Delhi) - 17-21 February
Third Test (Dharamsala) - March 1-5
Fourth Test (Ahmedabad) - March 9-13
1st ODI (Mumbai) - 17 March
2nd ODI (Visakhapatnam) - 19 March
3rd ODI (Chennai) - March 22
Indian Premier League (March to May)
There is a schedule of Indian Premier League between 10 teams from March to May. However, its schedule has not been announced yet.
World Test Championship Final (June)
To reach the final of the World Test Championship, Team India will have to win the Test series against Australia. Currently, Australia's team is at number one and India at number two in the list of WTC finals.
India tour of West Indies (July–August)
The Indian team will tour the West Indies during July-August. On this tour, Team India will play 3 ODIs and 3 T20 matches apart from two Test matches. Although its schedule has not been announced yet.
Asia Cup to be hosted by Pakistan (September)
The Asia Cup is to be hosted by Pakistan in September, but there may be a change in its venue due to the tussle between the BCCI and the PCB.
Australia tour of India (October)
A series of 3 ODIs will be played between India and Australia in October. This will be the last preparation for Team India before the World Cup.
ICC Cricket World Cup (October–November)
For the first time, India will completely single-handedly host the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup in 2023. The Indian team will be eyeing this title for the third time. India has won this title in 1983 and 2011.
Australia vs India (Nov-Dec)
A series of 5 T20 matches will be played between India and Australia.
India tour of South Africa (December)
Team India will tour South Africa at the end of the year.
