The schedule of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2027 between the India national cricket team and the Australia national team has finally been released as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Thursday, March 26, announced the schedule for the 2026-27 season.
India is preparing for one of its most exciting domestic seasons ever, with four teams – West Indies, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe and Australia – set to tour the country. The 2026-27 season calendar is packed with 22 matches that will be played across 17 cities in India.
India ready to take revenge on Australia in blockbuster Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2027
The domestic season will begin with the West Indies series and conclude with the much-awaited tour of Australia. The Kangaroos will tour the country for a five-match Test series with an aim to retain the cup. In the last edition of the prestigious Border-Gavaskar Trophy, the Pat Cummins-led Australian team handed India an embarrassing defeat in their home conditions.
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However, this time, the young Indian team under the captaincy of Shubman Gill will be aiming to exact revenge on their own terms. India will host Australia in a five-match Test series across five venues from January 21 to February 27 in 2027.
According to a BCCI media release, the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2027 will begin in Nagpur, followed by Test matches in Chennai, Guwahati and Ranchi. The final match of this high-profile Test series will be played in the world’s largest cricket stadium in Ahmedabad.
Complete schedule of Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2027:
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| No. | from the date of) | date(s) | Time | match | venue | ||
| 1 | Teacher | 21-January-27 | Mon | 25-January-27 | 9:30 am | first test | Nagpur |
| 2 | Vesper | 29-January-27 | Fortunate | 02-February-27 | 9:30 am | second test | Chennai |
| 3 | Teacher | 11-February-27 | Mon | 15-February-27 | 9:00 am | third test | Guwahati |
| 4 | Vesper | 19-February-27 | Fortunate | 23-February-27 | 9:30 am | fourth test | Ranchi |
| 5 | sat | 27-February-27 | Mercury | 03-March-27 | 9:30 am | 5th test | Ahmedabad |
Australia will play Border-Gavaskar 2027 without any rest and heavy pressure
Cricket Australia has already announced a busy international schedule for the 2026-27 season, and it is one of the toughest schedules in recent years. The Australian team will play 10 test matches in just 14 weeks between December and March.
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This leaves the Australian team with almost no time to rest before their much-awaited tour of India. Cricket Australia described the India tour as the “final frontier” for senior players like Pat Cummins, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood and Nathan Lyon, as none of them have been able to win a Test series in India so far.
Keeping in mind the importance of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2027, the Australian board has already decided that Starc, Cummins and Hazlewood will not play the opening matches of IPL 2026 to manage their workload and keep themselves fresh for this long and tough tour.
After the India tour, Australia are likely to play the World Test Championship final in June and then directly participate in a long five-match Ashes series in England from June to August.