Team India were the team to beat in 2017, as Virat Kohli’s men secured an unprecedented year of success at home this year.
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After taking over the captaincy duties from MS Dhoni earlier in the year, Kohli has led this side admirably and has got the side to play a fearless and confident brand of cricket, that is akin to his own persona on the field.
Kohli himself has had a brilliant calendar year, as he has gone a long way in establishing himself as the best batsman of this generation.
The Indian skipper took his game to another level, as he achieved a level of consistency that even the most die-hard Kohli fans could not have expected.
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But he will know that this Indian team is on the cusp of something special, as the next eighteen months will truly define this team.
With high profile tours to South Africa, England and Australia lined up this year, team India have the chance to conquer all three nations and be remembered as the best Indian side of all time.
Here the complete schedule of team India in 2018 :
India tour of South Africa (3 Tests, 6 ODIs and 3 T20Is)
1st Test between January 5-9 in Cape Town
2nd Test between January 13-17 in Centurion
3rd Test between January 24-28 in Johannesburg
1st ODI on February 1 in Durban
2nd ODI on February 4 in Centurion
3rd ODI on February 7 in Cape Town
4th ODI on February 10 in Johannesburg
5th ODI on February 13 in Port Elizabeth
6th ODI on February 16 in Centurion
1st T20I on February 18 in Johannesburg
2nd T20I on February 21 in Centurion
3rd T20I on February 24 in Cape Town
T20I tri-series in Sri Lanka (involving Bangladesh) – From March 8 to March 20
Indian Premier League (IPL) 11 – From April 4 to May 31
India tour of England (3 T20Is, 3 ODIs and 5 Tests)
1st T20I on July 3 at Old Trafford, Manchester
2nd T20I on July 6 at Sophia Gardens Cardiff
3rd T20I on July 8 at County Ground, Bristol
1st ODI on July 12 at Trent Bridge, Nottingham
2nd ODI on July 14 at Lord’s London
3rd ODI on July 17 at Headingley, Leeds
1st Test between August 1 and 5 at Edgbaston, Birmingham
2nd Test between August 9 and 13 at Lord’s, London
3rd Test between August 18 and 22 at Trent Bridge, Nottingham
4th Test between August 30 and September 3 at The Rose Bowl, Southampton
5th Test between September 7 and 11 at Kennington Oval, London
Asia Cup 2018 in September (involving Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Qualifier)
West Indies tour of India – Between October and November (3 Tests, 5 ODIs and 1 T20I)
India tour of Australia – Between November and December (4 Tests)
