The beginning of the tenure of Team India's new head coach Gautam Gambhir has not been very special. He started his campaign with the Sri Lanka tour. On this tour, the Indian team won the T20 series, but had to face defeat in the ODI series. In such a situation, the upcoming series is going to be very important for Gautam Gambhir. Recently, the schedule of the Test series to be played on the England tour has also been announced. This means that the schedule of Team India for almost 1 year has been decided. During this time, Team India has to play a total of 16 Test matches.

Gambhir's test will begin with Bangladesh Test series

Team India is currently on a long break, but after this it will have to face many tough tests. Team India's next series will be against Bangladesh, which will be a Test series and will be played in India itself. This series will start from 19 September and there will be 2 Test matches between the two teams. The first match of the series will be played in Chennai from 19 to 23 September and the second Test match will be played in Kanpur from 27 September to 1 October.

Clash with New Zealand after Bangladesh

After Bangladesh, Team India has to play a Test series against New Zealand at home. 3 matches will be played between the two teams, which will start from October 16. The first Test of the series will be played in Bengaluru from October 16 to 20. After this, the second Test will be held in Pune from October 24 to 28. Whereas, the third and last Test will be played in Mumbai from November 1 to 5.

Gambhir's biggest test in Australia

Gautam Gambhir's biggest test will be in Australia at the end of this year, where the 5 Test match Border Gavaskar series will be played between the two teams. This also includes a day-night Test match. This series will start from November 22 and will be played till the beginning of next year. During this time, Team India will play in the grounds of Perth, Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney.

Team India will also go on England tour

Team India will play its first Test series in England next year. 5 Test matches will be played between the two teams. The first Test match between India and England will be played in Leeds from June 20, while the last Test will be on July 31. During this time, Team India will also play in Birmingham, Lord's and Manchester. At the same time, Team India has reached the final of the World Test Championship 2023-25, so this will also be the final match before this series.