The Indian cricket team had a successful run under the captaincy of Virat Kohli in 2017. They won 37 matches out of 53 in this calendar year, which the highest by any team. It has been a phenomenal home season for the men in blue, while their performance in away series (against Sri Lanka and West Indies) was outstanding. With 8 bilateral ODI and 9 Test series on the trot, they hold the 2nd position in ODI and T20I team rankings and are currently the best test team in the world.
After achieving all this in 2017, Virat Kohli & co are all set to face a new set of challenges in the coming year, starting with the Test series against the Proteas. However, after their South African tour, there is a long cricketing schedule waiting which includes the IPL 2018, two away tours, one home series and the Asia Cup in September 2018.
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Here is the detailed list of Team India’s schedule in 2018:
- India tour of South Africa – 3 Tests, 6 ODIs and 3 T20Is
|
DATE |
MATCH |
TIME |
|
Jan 5 – Jan 9 |
1st TEST, Cape Town |
2:00 PM IST |
|
Jan 13 – Jan 17 |
2nd TEST, Centurion |
1: 30 PM IST |
|
Jan 24 – Jan 28 |
3rd TEST, Johannesburg |
1: 30 PM IST |
ODI SERIES
| DATE | MATCH | TIME |
| February 1 | 1st ODI, Durban | 5 PM IST |
| February 4 | 2nd ODI, Centurion | 1.30 PM IST |
| February 7 | 3rd ODI, Cape Town | 5 PM IST |
| February 10 | 4th ODI, Johannesburg | 5 PM IST |
| February 13 | 5th ODI, Port Elizabeth | 5 PM IST |
| February 16 | 6th ODI, Centurion | 5 PM IST |
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T20I Series
| DATE | MATCH | TIME |
| February 18 | 1st T20, Johannesburg | 6 PM IST |
| February 21 | 2nd T20, Centurion | 9.30 PM IST |
| February 24 | 3rd T20, Cape Town | 9.30 PM IST |
- T20I tri-series in Sri Lanka (involving Bangladesh) – From March 8 to March 20
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- Indian Premier League (IPL) 11 – From April 4 to May 31
- India Tour To England – 3 T20I, 3 ODIs, 5 Tests
| Date | Match and Venue |
| July 3 | 1st T20I, Old Trafford, Manchester |
| July 6 | 2nd T20I, Sophia Gardens Cardiff |
| July 8 | 3rd T20I, County Ground, Bristol |
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| Date | Match and Venue |
| July 12 | 1st ODI, Trent Bridge, Nottingham |
| July 14 | 2nd ODI, Lord’s London |
| July 17 | 3rd ODI, Headingley, Leeds |
| Date | Match and Venue |
| Aug 1–5 | 1st Test, Edgbaston, Birmingham |
| Aug 9–13 | 2nd Test, Lord’s, London |
| Aug 18–22 | 3rd Test, Trent Bridge, Nottingham |
| Aug 30–Sept 3 | 4th Test, The Rose Bowl, Southampton |
| Sept 7–11 | 5th Test, Kennington Oval, London |
- Asia Cup 2018 in September – involving Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Qualifier)
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- 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)
