India will be the busiest of all teams in the ICC’s new Future Tours Programme (FTP) for the five-year cycle from 2018-23.

Team India will play a total of 203 international matches in the period, which includes 51 Tests, 83 ODIs and 69 T20Is.

West Indies are the second busiest teams during the five-year period with a total of 186 international matches. Although India play the most matches across all formats, they will play eight fewer Tests than England who have been allotted the most matches in the longest format.

INDIA FTP SCHEDULE 2018-23

2018

July-September: Away series in England (Five Tests, three ODIs, three T20Is)

September: Asia Cup

October-November: Home series against West Indies (Three Tests, five ODIs, three T20Is)

November 2018–January 2019: Away series in Australia (Four Tests, three ODIs, three T20Is)

2019

January-February: Away series in New Zealand (Five ODIs and three T20Is)

February-April: Home series against Australia (Five ODIs and three T20Is)

April: Home series against Zimbabwe (One Test and three ODIs)

May-July: ICC 2019 Cricket World Cup in England

July-August: Away series in the West Indies (Two Tests, three ODIs and three T20Is)

October-November: Home series against South Africa (Three Tests)

November-December: Home series against Bangladesh (Two Tests and three T20Is)

December: Home series against the West Indies (Three ODIs and three T20Is)

2020

January: Home series against Australia (Three ODIs)

February-March: Away series in New Zealand (Two Tests, three ODIs and five T20Is)

March: Home series against South Africa (Three ODIs and three T20Is)

June-July: Away series against Sri Lanka (Three ODIs and three T20Is)

July-August: Away series in Zimbabwe (Three ODIs)

September: Asia Cup

October: Home series against England (Three ODIs and three T20Is)

October: Away series in Australia (Three T20Is)

October-November: ICC World Twenty20 in Australia

November 2020-January 2021: Away series in Australia (Four Test and three ODIs)

2021

January-March: Home series against England (Five Tests)

March: Home series against Afghanistan (Three ODIs)

June: World Test Championship Final

July-August: Away series in Sri Lanka (Three T20Is)

August-September: Away series in England (Five Tests)

October: Home series against South Africa (Three ODIs and three T20Is)

October-November: ICC World Twenty20

November-December: Home series against New Zealand (Two Tests and three T20Is)

December 2021-January 2022: Away series in South Africa (Three Tests and three T20Is)

2022

January-February: Home series against the West Indies (Three ODIs and three T20Is)

February-March: Home series against Sri Lanka (Three Tests and three T20Is)

March: Away series in New Zealand (Three ODIs)

July: Away series in England (Three ODIs and three T20Is)

July-August: Away series in the West Indies (Three ODIs and three T20Is)

September: Asia Cup

October-November: Home series against Australia (Four Tests and three T20Is)

November: Away series in Bangladesh (Two Tests and three ODIs)

December 2022-January 2023:

2023

January-February: Home series against Australia (Three ODIs)

February: Home series against New Zealand (Three ODIs)

February-March: 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup in India