India to tour New Zealand for historic series in October-November, pl…

New Zealand Cricket have unveiled a packed home-schedule for 2026, with India’s mega tour to the country headlining the list of fixtures. The Indian cricket team is all set to spend at least a couple of months in New Zealand as they will take on the Kiwis in a five-match T20I and ODI series, followed by a two-match Test series. Revenge will be on the minds of Shubman Gill and co. as they look to bounce back in the longest format of the game after they were whitewashed at home in 2024. milkshakeslot.com

India to tour New Zealand in Oct-Nov

New Zealand’s home season will commence with the five-match T20I series against India in October 2026. The Men in Blue last faced the Kiwis in the T20 World Cup 2026 final in Ahmedabad where they lifted the trophy for the second time after securing an emphatic win. The T20I series will be followed by a five-match ODI series in November. This series will be important for both teams, with the 2027 ODI World Cup just around the horizon. Following this, a two-match Test series will be played. The tour will take place across five major centres, with the 12 matches the most internationals scheduled for an in-bound tour in NZC history.

Following the series against India, New Zealand will host Sri Lanka for 3 ODIs, 3 T20Is and 2 Tests in January-February 2027. Meanwhile, the New Zealand women’s cricket team will host Bangladesh for a three-match ODI and T20I series in December 2026.

“When it comes to cricket – it simply doesn’t get bigger than India and we’re determined to deliver New Zealanders a tour like no other. The passion and the following this team has is staggering – not to mention some of the players expected to tour such as Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah – so we’re bracing for the intensity and fandom that will accompany the tour,” NZC’s Glenn Critchley said.

The post India to tour New Zealand for historic series in October-November, play 5 T20Is, 5 ODIs and 2 Tests appeared first on Inside Sport India.

India vs Afghanistan 2026 One-off Test: Shubman Gill’s Indian cricket team will change gears after a couple of months of action-packed IPL 2026 as they will dive into white-ball cricket with a one-off Test against Afghanistan beginning at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur, New Chandigarh, from Saturday. The game will not be a part of the World Test Championships 2025-27 season with no points on offer for either teams.

It will be the first time that Team India will be taking on neighbours Afghanistan in a Test match in 8 years. The last game between the two sides took place in June 2018 in Bengaluru which the Indians won by massive innings and 262 runs under the captaincy of Virat Kohli. It was Afghanistan’s first-ever multi-day match since getting Test match status from the ICC.

The Indian Test squad have already arrived in Chandigarh for the Test match, which begins on Saturday. Skipper Shubman Gill, his deputy KL Rahul apart from wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant and Nitish Kumar Reddy were the first to arrive in the city for the Test match.

It will be India’s first Test since their 2-0 home series defeat to South Africa last year. The one-off Test will serve as an important build-up for India as they gear up for upcoming overseas assignments in Sri Lanka and New Zealand later this year on the WTC calendar.

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One of the cricketers in line to make a debut for India in the one-off Test could be Vidarbha and Sunrisers Hyderabad left-arm spinner Harsh Dubey, picked in place of experienced all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja. “If you ask any cricketer, he will say that he wants to play for India and play for a long time. But instead of thinking too far ahead, I prefer to focus on what is in my hands, one game at a time.

“If I am playing an IPL game today, my focus is on what I can do better today. If I am playing for India tomorrow, I will focus on what more I can do for my team, rather than thinking about playing for the next 10 years. I don’t want to think too far ahead about playing the 2027 World Cup or winning the WTC for India. I just want to stay in the present and do the best I can with what is in my hands,” Dubey told JioStar.

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#TeamIndia hits the nets as the red ball grind gets underway ahead of the #INDvAFG Test @IDFCFIRSTBank pic.twitter.com/bD3z1osQcB

— BCCI (@BCCI) June 3, 2026

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When is India vs Afghanistan 2026 one-off Test going to take place?

The India vs Afghanistan 2026 one-off Test will be played between June 6 and 10, 2026.

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Where will India vs Afghanistan 2026 one-off Test take place?

The India vs Afghanistan 2026 one-off Test will take place at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur, New Chandigarh.

How can I watch India vs Afghanistan 2026 one-off Test LIVE on TV in India?

The India vs Afghanistan 2026 one-off Test will be available LIVE on TV on Star Sports network channels in India.

How can I watch India vs Afghanistan 2026 one-off Test live streaming in India?

The India vs Afghanistan 2026 one-off Test will be available for live streaming on JioStar website and app.

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India vs Afghanistan 2026 one-off Test Squads

India: Shubman Gill (C), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul (VC), Sai Sudharsan, Rishabh Pant (WK), Devdutt Padikkal, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohd. Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Manav Suthar, Gurnoor Brar, Harsh Dubey, Dhruv Jurel (WK)

Afghanistan: Hashmatullah Shahidi (C), Abdul Malik, Sediqullah Atal, Rahmat Shah, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Rahmanullah Zadran, Afsar Zazai (WK), Ikram Alikhil (WK), Azmatullah Omarzai, Sharafudin Ashraf, Nangyal Kharotai, Qais Ahmad, Bilal Sami, Zia Sharifi, Saleem Safi

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 3 (ANI): Ahead of the one-off Test against Afghanistan, uncapped Indian spin all-rounder Harsh Dubey said that the realisation that he was called up for Team India’s Test and ODI squad for the home series felt like “he was dreaming" and he aims to stay in the present at the moment.

Dubey, who wore Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) colours in this year’s IPL, taking eight wickets in eight matches, is in line for his international debut in the home series against Afghanistan, starting from Thursday with the one-off Test.

The Vidarbha spinner has taken 133 wickets in 27 first-class games at an average of 23.26, with best figures of 6/36, a total of nine five-wicket hauls and two ten-fers. He also has 1,027 runs in 44 innings at an average of 25.65, with nine fifties to his name.

Speaking to JioStar ahead of the match, Harsh spoke about the moment he found out about being selected for Team India at the airport, where he received a call from someone managing a cricket social media page informing him about the call-up to the ODI side.

“We had reached the airport and found out our flight was delayed by an hour. I got a call from someone managing a cricket social media page, asking how I felt about my name being in the ODI series. Because of the noise and network issues in the lounge, I thought he was referring to the Sri Lanka A ODI tri-series (for which he was later replaced by Anukul Roy), so I said it felt like one step closer to the dream and that my focus was still on the IPL," he said.

He added that as soon as he hung up the call, he started receiving messages about his call-up to the ODI and Test sides, and he felt “confused".

“As soon as I hung up, I started getting messages saying I had received both the Test and ODI call-ups. I was confused because the squad had just been announced, so I quickly checked online and saw the news. It honestly took me a few minutes to process what had happened. Even when Murali sir asked me who the other spinners in the squad were, I told him I had only seen my own name. It genuinely felt like I was dreaming," he added.

He also said that when his name was initially announced for the Sri Lanka A ODI tri-nation series taking place in June, he did not think he was in the scheme of things for Team India and told himself to focus on the IPL and the tri-nation series.

“I genuinely had no idea my name could come up, let alone in both formats. So, honestly, I have no words for it," he added.

The all-rounder said that he is not thinking too far ahead and is taking things “one game at a time".

“If I am playing an IPL game today, my focus is on what I can do better today. If I am playing for India tomorrow, I will focus on what more I can do for my team, rather than thinking about playing for the next 10 years. I don’t want to think too far ahead about playing the 2027 World Cup or winning the WTC for India. I just want to stay in the present and do the best I can with what is in my hands," he signed off. (ANI)

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