India’s red-ball future: Full Test schedule after South Africa series loss at home

By Moneycontrol Sports Desk | November 28, 2025

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India’s home Test series against South Africa was the last red-ball assignment for a while. The team’s next Test appearance is scheduled for August 2026.

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They will travel to Sri Lanka for a two-match series that forms part of the 2025–27 World Test Championship (WTC).

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Following the Sri Lanka tour, India will head to New Zealand for another two-Test away series in October–November 2026.

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Their next Test series on home soil will only come in January–February 2027, with Australia visiting for a five-match contest. That series will also serve as India’s concluding Test challenge of the current WTC cycle.

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India’s WTC 2025–27 journey began with a five-Test tour of England in June, which marked Shubman Gill’s first assignment as Test captain. The series finished level at 2–2.

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TEAM INDIA LEFT TEST MATCHES IN WTC 2025-27:

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– 2 Tests vs England (A) – 2 Tests vs West Indies (H) – 2 Tests vs South Africa (H) – 2 Tests vs Sri Lanka (A) – 2 Tests vs New Zealand (A) – 5 Tests vs Australia in BGT (H)

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