WTC: India to start 2023-25 cycle with WI tour, will also play Australia, England | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: India’s cricket team is set to kick off the 2023-2025 ICC World Test Championship (WTC) cycle with an upcoming tour of the West Indies in July. During this two-year period, India will engage in several high-profile bilateral series, including clashes against Australia and England.
Next month, India will embark on a tour of the West Indies, where they will play two Test matches.The first match will take place in Dominica from July 12 to 16, followed by the second match in Trinidad from July 20 to 24.
India’s performances in the previous two editions of the WTC have seen them reach the finals but fall short, losing to New Zealand in 2021 and Australia in 2023.The WTC 2023-25 cycle will commence with the highly anticipated Ashes series between England and Australia, set to begin in Birmingham on Friday.
Following the West Indies tour, India’s next WTC assignment will be an away series against South Africa, scheduled to take place between December 2023 and January 2024.
Followed by that, India will host England for a five-match Test series in January-February 2024. They will then lock horns with Bangladesh in September-October 2024 At home and immediately after that New Zealand will visit the sub-continent for a three-match Test series in October-November 2024.
After those two relatively easy home schedules, India will travel to Australia for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, a five-match series, against Australia between November 2024 and January 2025, which also marks the end of India’s WTC engagements.

Wasim Khan, ICC’s General Manager of Cricket said: “This championship has invigorated Test match cricket, bringing context for players and fans, and a high level of competitiveness as teams battle it out to be crowned World Test Champions at the end of the two-year cycle.
“The big turnout out at The Oval over the five days and the incredible viewership levels across the globe for the final is testimony to the continued popularity of Test cricket.”
The structure of the nine-team WTC remains intact with each side playing three home and as many away series over a two-year period culminating in the final of a one-off Test.
The points percentage system used in the previous edition will determine the leaderboard with teams getting 12 points for a win, 6 for a tie and 4 for a draw.
(With PTI Inputs)