
Team India's Next Match: When Will Men In Blue Be Back In Action After Oval Win?
After a thrilling 2-2 draw against England, when will India men play their next international match? Find out here.
The India-England series can be described with many adjectives: exciting, historical, unforgettable, but also exhausting. For the first time in eight years, we saw a five-test series with all matches going to the last day.
Many players got injured in the sheer weight of their increased workloads, and Mohammed Siraj was the only fast bowler to bowl in all the innings available to his team. For players, coaches, and staff, they'll need a huge, well-deserved break to get over the euphoria, adrenaline and perhaps some mixed feelings about the 2-2.
However, the consequence of winning like that is that fans can't get enough of you. Soon after the series ended, questions were being asked on social media about when the Indian men's team would play next.
The answer is not straightforward. If you go by the official books, India's next match would be against the UAE on September 10 in the 2025 Asia Cup in the T20 format. They'll then play Pakistan on September 14 and Oman on September 19, hoping to qualify in the top two of their group stage to reach the Super-Four stage. The best two in the latter will then go on to play the final.
That means fans will have to wait around five weeks to see some action.
However, the team was also supposed to go to Bangladesh this month for a white-ball tour with three ODIs and as many T20Is. However, owing to tensions between the two countries' political regimes, that tour now stands postponed indefinitely. The official reason mentioned by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) was different.
'This decision has been reached following discussions between the two Boards, taking into account the international cricketing commitments and scheduling convenience of both teams," the release read. 'The BCB looks forward to welcoming India in September 2026 for this eagerly anticipated series. Revised dates and fixtures for the tour will be announced in due course," it added.
Now, there have been reports claiming that the Bangladesh tour could be replaced by a trip to Sri Lanka. Media in the island nation have also cited 'optimism' that such a tour would go ahead. However, it is yet to be confirmed, and time is running out to arrange all logistics.
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