India to host West Indies in October, South Africa in November-December; Guwahati to get maiden Test - Check schedule

The Indian men's cricket team will host West Indies and South Africa at the end of this year. While the India vs West Indies two-match Test series will be a part of the World Test Championship 2025-27 cycle, Rohit Sharma's men will play three ODIs, two Tests and five T20Is against the Proteas in November-December.

According to a PTI report, Mohali (1st) and Kolkata (2nd) are set to host the two Tests against West Indies. The first Test in Mohali is scheduled to start from October 2, whereas the Eden Gardens is expected to host the Caribbean from October 10 to 14.

Following that, South Africa will tour India for a long series. The report stated that Ranchi, Raipur and Visakhapatnam is set to host India vs South Africa ODIs on November 30, December 3 and 6 respectively.

The ODI series will be followed by a T20I series. Cuttack, Nagpur, Dharmshala, Lucknow and Ahmedabad are expected to host the India vs South Africa T20Is on December 9, 11, 14, 17 and 19.

Delhi and Guwahati will host the two Tests against the Proteas. This will be the maiden Test in Guwahati, which often hosts white ball matches, and has also been hosting IPL matches for the last two seasons. The dates for South Africa Tests are yet to be decided.

India vs West Indies 2025 tentative schedule

India vs South Africa 2025 tentative schedule

The West Indies' previous Test tour to India was in 2013-14, which was also the final international outing for batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar. The Caribbeans' last visit to India was in 2022 for three ODIs and as many T20Is.

2025 Women's ODI World Cup schedule

India will host the ICC Women's ODI World Cup this year tentatively in September. Visakhapatnam is set to host the opening match and the other venues are Guwahati, Mullanpur (Punjab), Thiruvananthapuram and Indore. The venue for the final is yet to be finalised.