WTC 2021-23 Cycle: Team India’s home, away fixtures announced; ICC simplifies points system

The Virat Kohli-led India finished runner’s up in the inaugural WTC 2019-21 as they lost the final to New Zealand in Southampton last month.

India are set to kickstart their 2021-23 WTC campaign with their upcoming five-match Test series against England. The series is set to begin on Aug. 4 in Nottingham.

Kohli and Co are set to play six bilateral Test series in the underway 2021-23 WTC cycle.

Team India is set to host Sri Lanka, New Zealand, and Australia in the 2021-23 WTC cycle.

India will travel to England, Bangladesh and South Africa for their overseas assignments in the 2021-23 WTC cycle.

The only two teams that India won’t be playing in the ongoing WTC cycle are West Indies and Pakistan, whom India have not played in a bilateral series for close to a decade.

All nine Test teams will play six series each, three home and three away with the cut-off date being March 31, 2023.

Each match of the 2021-23 WTC cycle will now be contested for the same number of points: 12 for a win, 4 for a draw and 6 for a tie.