Team India will start their world cup campaign against a low lying South Africa on June 5 in Southampton. The men in blue started their tour with a shocking loss to the hands of New Zealand in the first world cup warm-up game which raised questions over the middle order and the spin bowling.
Virat Kohli and company bounced back in style in the second warm up game against Bangladesh where centuries from middle order batsman KL Rahul and MS Dhoni proved to be a decisive factor. The spin twin of Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav picked three wickets each to announce their arrival in form.
BCCI announces the schedule of Team India
The BCCI has declared the home schedule for India in the 2019-2020 season. The schedule is prepared from a time period between September 2019 to March 2020. The Indian team will start off with hosting South Africa for the freedom series in September 2019 and will conclude with three match ODI series against the same opposition in March.
| Freedom Trophy vs South Africa in 2019 |
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| Sr. No. | Date | Match | Venue |
| 1 | 15th September | 1st T20I | Dharamsala |
| 2 | 18th September | 2nd T20I | Mohali |
| 3 | 22nd September | 3rd T20I | Bengaluru |
| 4 | October 2-6 | 1st Test | Vizag |
| 5 | October 10-14 | 2nd Test | Ranchi |
| 6 | October 19-23 | 3rd Test | Pune |
| Bangladesh’s Tour of India – 2019 | |||
| Sr. No. | Date | Match | Venue |
| 1 | 3rd November | 1st T20I | Delhi |
| 2 | 7th November | 2nd T20I | Rajkot |
| 3 | 10th November | 3rd T20I | Nagpur |
| 4 | November 14-18 | 1st Test | Indore |
| 5 | November 22-26 | 2nd Test | Kolkata |
| West Indies’ Tour of India – 2019 | |||
| Sr. No. | Date | Match | Venue |
| 1 | 6th December | 1st T20I | Mumbai |
| 2 | 8th December | 2nd T20I | Thiruvananthapuram |
| 3 | 11th December | 3rd T20I | Hyderabad |
| 4 | 15th December | 1st ODI | Chennai |
| 5 | 18th December | 2nd ODI | Vizag |
| 6 | 22nd December | 3rd ODI | Cuttack |
| Zimbabwe’s Tour of India – 2020 | |||
| Sr. No. | Date | Match | Venue |
| 1 | 5th January | 1st T20I | Guwahati |
| 2 | 7th January | 2nd T20I | Indore |
| 3 | 10th January | 3rd T20I | Pune |
| Australia’s Tour of India – 2020 | |||
| Sr. No. | Date | Match | Venue |
| 1 | 14th January | 1st ODI | Mumbai |
| 2 | 17th January | 2nd ODI | Rajkot |
| 3 | 19th January | 3rd ODI | Bengaluru |
| South Africa’s Tour of India – 2020 | |||
| Sr. No. | Date | Match | Venue |
| 1 | 12th March | 1st ODI | Dharamsala |
| 2 | 15th March | 2nd ODI | Lucknow |
| 3 | 18th March | 3rd ODI | Kolkata |
