It wouldn’t be wrong to say that the year 2022 has been a forgettable one for the Indian cricket team. India, who played a total of 71 matches across formats throughout the year, won 46, lost 21 and were part of one drawn contest.
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Having said that, don’t let these overall numbers mislead you in any way. Anyone who has closely followed the Indian cricket team this year doesn’t even need a deep dive into numbers to come to a conclusion how one of the best international cricket teams played way below their potential in the last 12 months.
On paper, India have won four and lost three out of their seven Tests this year. While their two Test wins each came against Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in the sub-continent conditions, their three losses came against South Africa and England away from home.
Out of the 24 ODIs that he played in 2022, India won 14 and lost eight matches including losing bilateral series in South Africa, New Zealand and Bangladesh.
Much like other teams in an ICC T20 World Cup year, India also participated largely in the shortest format to win 28 and lose 10 out of their 40 T20Is. Having said that, these 10 defeats saw them losing Asia Cup 2022 and T20 World Cup 2022. In spite of winning bilateral series in England, Ireland and New Zealand, India ended up losing both their multi-nation tournaments.
With a whole lot of cricket to be played next year including hosting an ICC Cricket World Cup, India would want to make amends under captain Rohit Sharma and head coach Rahul Dravid.
Super character shown by the boys to end the year on a winning note 🇮🇳 ✅
See you guys in 2023 👊 pic.twitter.com/lHI5iThNDZ— Shreyas Iyer (@ShreyasIyer15) December 25, 2022
India cricket schedule 2022-23
Sri Lanka’s tour of India 2023
January 3 – 1st T20I in Mumbai
January 5 – 2nd T20I in Pune
January 7 – 3rd T20I in Rajkot
January 10 – 1st ODI in Guwahati
January 12 – 2nd ODI in Kolkata
January 15 – 3rd ODI in Trivandrum
New Zealand’s tour of India 2023
January 18 – 1st ODI in Hyderabad
January 21 – 2nd ODI in Raipur
January 24 – 3rd ODI in Indore
January 27 – 1st T20I in Ranchi
January 29 – 2nd T20I in Lucknow
February 1 – 3rd T20I in Ahmedabad
Australia’s tour of India 2023
February 9-13 – 1st Test in Nagpur
February 17-21 – 2nd Test in Delhi
March 1-5 – 3rd Test in Dharamsala
March 9-13 – 4th Test in Ahmedabad
March 17 – 1st ODI in Mumbai
March 19 – 2nd ODI in Vizag
March 22 – 3rd ODI in Chennai
It is worth mentioning that Indian Premier League 2023 will be conducted right after Australia’s tour of India 2023. Following the 16th season of the biggest T20 tournament in the world, India will tour West Indies (all-format tour), participate in Asia Cup 2023 and host an ODI series against Australia before the World Cup.
A 50-over World Cup will be followed by India hosting Australia for a five-match T20I series. India will then travel to South Africa for an all-format tour.
