India not reaching the semi-final of an ICC event was a shock for all - because the team were considered as title contenders. However, what's done is done and Virat Kohli legacy as a skipper in the shortest format of the game ended without any ICC trophy.
With India's qualification hopes ending after Afghanistan lost to New Zealand, the Men in Blue will now be looking for the other assignments they have in hand.
The side will play Namibia in their final Super12 fixture on November 8 and post that, a lot of changes will be seen in the team management as well as the side as a whole.
With Kohli no longer the skipper, there will be a change in the leadership. Not just that, the tenure of Ravi Shastri and his troop has also come to an end. Former Indian cricketer Rahul Dravid will now take on the reins and will be the head coach of Team India.
Schedule for Team India:
After departing from the UAE, they will start preparations for the New Zealand series at home. While the squad is yet to be announced, it is understood that a meeting of the national selectors is impending as they will also need to decide who will be leading the side
India will play six Tests, nine ODIs and 21 T20Is across six series. Of these, four will be at home and two will be away – between November 2021 to July 2022.
The players will also be part of the 2022 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), which will see 74 fixtures being played in the April-May window - as two new teams have been added.
The Men in Blue will host New Zealand, West Indies, Sri Lanka and South Africa, and will visit the Proteas and England. All Tests matches which will be played will be a part of the second cycle of the World Test Championship (WTC). As for the ODIs, they will be part of the ICC ODI Super League.
India vs New Zealand Schedule 2021
1st T20I – November 17, Jaipur
2nd T20I – November 19, Ranchi
3rd T20I – November 21, Kolkata
1st Test – November 25-29, Kanpur
2nd Test – December 3-7, Mumbai
South Africa vs India 2021-22 Schedule
1st Test – December 17-21, Johannesburg
2nd Test – December 26-30, Centurion
3rd Test – January 3-7, Cape Town
1st ODI – January 11, Paarl
2nd ODI – January 14, Cape Town
3rd ODI – January 16, Cape Town
1st T20I – January 19, Cape Town
2nd T20I – January 21, Cape Town
3rd T20I – January 23, Cape Town
4th T20I – January 26, Paarl
India vs West Indies 2022 Schedule
1st ODI – February 6, Ahmedabad
2nd ODI – February 9, Jaipur
3rd ODI – February 12, Kolkata
1st T20I – February 15, Cuttack
2nd T20I – February 18, Visakhapatnam
3rd T20I – February 20, Trivandrum
India vs Sri Lanka 2022 Schedule
1st Test – February 25-March 1, Bengaluru
2nd Test – March 5-9, Mohali
1st T20I – March 13, Mohali
2nd T20I – March 15, Dharamsala
3rd T20I – March 18, Lucknow
IPL 2022
April-May 2022 (Tentative)
India vs South Africa 2022 schedule
1st T20I – June 9, Chennai
2nd T20I – June 12, Bengaluru
3rd T20I – June 14, Nagpur
4th T20I – June 17, Rajkot
5th T20I – June 19, Delhi
England vs India 2022 Schedule
Rescheduled Test – July 1-5, Birmingham
1st T20I – July 7, Southampton
2nd T20I – July 9, Birmingham
3rd T20I – July 10, Nottingham
1st ODI – July 12, London
2nd ODI – July 14, London
3rd ODI – July 17, Manchester
