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ICC Future Tour Programme 2018-23: Full ODI league, Test championship, T20Is schedule

According to International Cricket Council’s (ICC’s) revamped schedule, after the Ireland and England tour, India will be playing the Asia Cup in September followed by tour of West Indies where Virat Kohli and Co will play a full-fledged series including three Tests, five One-Day Internationals (ODIs) and three Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is).

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According to International Cricket Council’s (ICC’s) revamped schedule, after the Ireland and England tour, India will be playing the Asia Cup in September followed by tour of West Indies where Virat Kohli and Co will play a full-fledged series including three Tests, five One-Day Internationals (ODIs) and three Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is).

The Indian team will end the year by touring to Down Under for the Border-Gavaskar series of four Tests, before the limited-overs series, which will include three ODIs and three T20Is.

 

The most interesting series, which ICC has announced in their 2018-23 FTP, is Afghanistan’s tour of Australia. The Afghans will fly down to Australia for one-off Test in November, 2020, just after the end of World T20, which will also be played Down Under.

Here is the 2018-23 schedule:

 

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The revamped FTP also includes the  long awaited Test championship, starting with the Ashes series in England next year. The championship  will see teams play three home and away series over a two-year cycle. The top two teams will then progress to a June 2021 final.

ICC chief executive David Richardson said the new schedule would provide context around all bilateral international fixtures.

"The agreement of this FTP means we have clarity, certainty and most importantly context around bilateral cricket over the next five years," he said in a statement. "Our members have found a genuine solution that gives fans around the world the chance to engage regularly with international cricket that has meaning and the possibility of a global title at the end."

The final league game of the Championship is set to take place in April, 2021, with Sri Lanka hosting the touring West Indies in a two-Test series. The ICC also announced the creation of a 13-team one-day international (ODI) league. It will be made up of the 12 Test-playing nations, along with the Netherlands, the winners of the World Cricket League Championship.

The ODI league will serve as a qualification pathway for the 2023 World Cup. Hosts India and the seven highest-ranked sides in the league on March 31, 2022, qualify directly for the World Cup. The bottom five teams will compete for two remaining spots.

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