Test Cricket will undergo a transition phase now, especially with several cricketers giving away the format. India had to face their Virat Kohli, retiring right after coming back for the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Series, along with Rohit Sharma and Ravichandran Ashwin. Not only that, the world of cricket got a new champion in Test cricket, South Africa, who won their first ICC Trophy after 27 years. In the wake of the situation, let's take a look at which team India will face at their home ground and away too. The International Cricket Council has announced the schedule for the World Test Cycle for 2025-27. And the cycle kicks off tomorrow, June 17, as Sri Lanka meets Bangladesh at the Galle. For India, they will play a total of eighteen matches, 9 matches away and 9 matches at home. India will start their cycle with five away Test matches against England, starting June 20th. Apart from that, they will play two away games against Sri Lanka and an equal number of away games against New Zealand. At home, they will host five Tests against Australia and two against the West Indies and Sri Lanka. Read also: VVS Laxman Joins Indian Team in England Amid Unclear Role Here is the chart of the 9 considered Test-playing nations and their scheduled matches: Teams Total Scheduled Matches Home matches Away matches Australia 22 England (5) New Zealand (4) Bangladesh (2) West Indies (3) South Africa (3) India (5) Bangladesh 12 Pakistan (2) West Indies (2) England (2) Sri Lanka (2) South Africa (2) Australia (2) England 21 India (5) New Zealand (3) Pakistan (3) Australia (5) South Africa (3) Bangladesh (2) India 18 West Indies (2) South Africa (2) Australia (5) England (5) Sri Lanka (2) New Zealand (2) New Zealand 16 West Indies (3) India (2) Sri Lanka (2) England (3) Australia (4) Pakistan (2) Pakistan 13 South Africa (2) Sri Lanka (2) New Zealand (2) Bangladesh (2) West Indies (2) England (3) South Africa 14 Australia (3) Bangladesh (2) England (3) Pakistan (2) India (2) Sri Lanka (2) Sri Lanka 12 Bangladesh (2) India (2) South Africa (2) West Indies (2) Pakistan (2) New Zealand (2) West Indies 14 Australia (3) Sri Lanka (2) Pakistan (2) India (2) New Zealand (3) Bangladesh (2)