The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the FTP or the Future Tour Programme for the session 2018-2023.
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ICC has announced its FTP which is basically the schedule for all the upcoming series as agreed upon by the ICC and respective cricket boards. A new and exciting thing that has come out is the World Test Championship and a 13-team ODI league.
The Test championship involving 9 teams will be held in two two-year cycles. All teams would play three home and three away series in the first cycle (2019-21). The final of the Test championship will be played at the Lord’s in July 2021.
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The 13-team ODI league, on the other hand, will place a limitation of not more than 3 ODI matches to be played in a series. However, this does not always stand true in case of bilateral agreements. An example of it is the ongoing 5 match ODI series between Australia and England.
The winners of the World Cricket League Championship, Netherlands will also take part in the league.
The schedule for the inaugural World Test Championship has been announced as part of the 2018-2023 Future Tours Programme.
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After the release of the FTP, ICC Chief Executive David Richardson said, “The agreement of this FTP means we have clarity, certainty and most importantly context around bilateral cricket over the next five years. The World Test Championship will get underway next year with the ODI league kicking off in 2020 as part of the qualification towards the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023.
“Bringing context to bilateral cricket is not a new challenge, but with the release of this FTP, our Members have found a genuine solution that gives fans around the world the chance to engage regularly with international cricket that has meaning and the possibility of a global title at the end,” Richardson further mentioned.
Here is India’s all-inclusive list:
In 2018:
July-September: Away series against England (5 Tests, 3 ODIs and 3 T20Is)
September: Asia Cup
October-November: Home series against Windies (3 Tests, 5 ODIs and 3 T20Is)
November 2018- January 2019: Away series (4 Tests, 3 ODIs and 3 T20Is)
In 2019:
January-February: Away series against New Zealand (5 ODIs and 3 T20Is)
February-April: Home series against Australia (5 ODIs and 2 T20Is) and Zimbabwe (1 Test and 3 ODIs)
May-July: ICC Cricket World Cup
July-August: Away series against Windies (2 Tests, 3 ODIs and 3 T20Is)
October-December: Home series against South Africa (3 Tests), Bangladesh (2 Tests and 3 T20Is) and Windies (3 ODIs and 3 T20Is)
In 2020:
January: Home series against Australia (3 ODIs)
February-March: Away series against New Zealand (2 Tests, 3 ODIs and 5 T20Is)
March: Home series against South Africa (3 ODIs and 3 T20Is)
June-August: Away series against Sri Lanka (3 ODIs and 3 T20Is) and Zimbabwe (3 ODIs)
September: Asia Cup
October: Home series against England (3 ODIs and 3 T20Is) and Away series against Australia (3 T20Is)
October-November: ICC World T20 (In Australia)
November 2020- January 2021: Australia tour continues (4 Tests and 3 ODIs)
In 2021:
January-March: Home series against England (5 Tests)
March: Home series against Afghanistan (3 ODIs)
June: World Test Championship Final
July-September: Away series against Sri Lanka (3 T20Is) and England (5 Tests)
October: Home series against South Africa (3 ODIs and 3 T20Is)
October-November: ICC World T20
November-December: Home series against New Zealand (2 Tests and 3 T20Is)
December 2021 – January 2022: Away series against South Africa (3 Tests and 3 T20Is)
In 2022:
January-March: Home series against Windies (3 ODIs and 3 T20Is) and Sri Lanka (3 Tests and 3 T20Is)
March: Away series against New Zealand (3 ODIs)
July-August: Away series against England (3 ODIs and 3 T20Is) and Windies (3 ODIs and 3 T20Is)
September: Asia Cup
October-November: Home series against Australia (4 Tests and 3 T20Is)
November: Away series against Bangladesh (2 Tests and 3 ODIs)
December 2022- January 2023: Home series against Sri Lanka (5 ODIs)
In 2023:
January-February: Home series against Australia (3 ODIs) and New Zealand (3 ODIs)
February-March: ICC Cricket World Cup (in India)
Here is the full Test schedule:
India
July-August 2019: Two away Tests in West Indies
October-November 2019: Three home Tests against South Africa,
November 2019: Two home Tests against Bangladesh
February 2020: Two aways Tests in New Zealand
December 2020: Four away Tests in Australia
South Africa
October 2019: Three away Tests in India
December 2019-January 2020 – Four home Tests against England
July-August 2020: Two away Tests in West Indies
January 2021: Two home Tests against Sri Lanka
January-February 2021: Two away Tests against Pakistan
February-March 2021: Three home Tests against Australia
Australia
July-August-September 2019: Five Ashes Tests in Australia
November 2019: Two home Tests against Pakistan
December 2019-January 2020: Three home Tests against New Zealand
February 2020: Two away Tests against Bangladesh
November-December 2020: Four home Tests against India
February-March 2021: Three away Tests against South Africa
New Zealand
July-August 2019: Two away Tests in Sri Lanka
December 2019-January 2020: Three away Tests in Australia
February 2020: Two home Tests against India
August-September 2020: Two away Tests in Bangladesh
November-December 2020: Three home Tests against Windies
December 2020: Two home Tests against Pakistan
England
July-August 2019: Five Ashes Tests at home against Australia
December 2019-January 2020: Four away Tests in South Africa
March 2020: Two away Tests in Sri Lanka
June-July 2020: Three home Tests against Windies
July-August 2020: Three home Tests against Pakistan
January-February 2021: Five away Tests in India
Sri Lanka
July-August 2019: Two home Tests against New Zealand
October 2019: Two away Tests against Pakistan
March-April 2020: Two home Tests against England
July-August 2020: Three home Tests against Bangladesh
January 2021: Two away Tests in South Africa
February-March 2021: Two away Tests in West Indies
Pakistan
October 2019: Two home Tests against Sri Lanka
November-December 2019: Two away Tests in Australia
January-February 2020: Two home Tests against Bangladesh
July-August 2020: Three away Tests in England
December 2020: Two away Tests in New Zealand
January-February 2021: Two home Tests against South Africa
Bangladesh
November 2019: Two away Tests in India
January-February 2020: Two away Tests in Bangladesh
February 2020: Two home Tests against Australia
July-August 2020: Three away Tests in Sri Lanka
August-September 2020: Two home Tests against New Zealand
January-February 2021: Three home Tests against Windies
Windies
July-August 2019: Two home Tests against India
June-July 2020: Three away Tests in England
July-August 2020: Two home Tests against South Africa
November-December 2020: Three away Tests in New Zealand
January-February 2021: Three away Tests in Bangladesh
February-March 2021: Two home Tests in Sri Lanka
November-December 2020: Three away Tests in New Zealand
January-February 2021: Three away Tests in Bangladesh
February-March 2021: Two home Tests in Sri Lanka
