India Tour of West Indies 2026: Tests, ODIs & Schedule Tracker

The India-West Indies Test rivalry stretches back six decades and runs through almost every significant era of post-war cricket. India has toured the Caribbean in 1962, 1971, 1976, 1983, 1989, 1997, 2002, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2019 and 2023 — a fixture that has appeared on the calendar with remarkable regularity, each visit producing its own defining moments. From the 1976 series where Viv Richards announced himself to world cricket, to the 2023 series where India's next generation of batters faced the Caribbean bounce for the first time.

Status note (May 2026):As of publication, the BCCI's confirmed 2026 fixture list shows West Indies touring India in September-October 2026 for three ODIs and five T20Is. A return India tour of the West Indies has not yet appeared in the publicly confirmed 2026 calendar at the time of writing. This article covers the expected fixture in the WTC 2025-27 cycle and the factors that make it significant.

What the FTP Actually Shows

The ICC's Future Tours Programme for the 2023-2027 cycle commits India and West Indies to bilateral cricket on both sides of the Atlantic throughout the period. The most recent India-WI Test series in the Caribbean was the 2023 tour, which ended 1-1. The established convention since 2016 has been a 2-Test, 3-ODI, 3-T20I tour on a two-to-three year cycle. Our analysis of the WTC 2025-27 scheduling window suggests the most likely slot for an India tour of the West Indies is mid-2027 — after the IPL 2027 season concludes and before the September-October Asia Cup window opens.

WTC 2025-27 Implications

A two-Test India-WI series carries significant weight in the WTC PCT standings for both teams. India currently sits sixth in the WTC 2025-27 table at approximately 58% PCT after a home series loss to South Africa. A 2-0 away win in the Caribbean would yield 24 of 24 available points and add meaningful percentage points — the kind of result that keeps a team in contention for the WTC final. A 1-1 series split would yield 16 of 24 available points (66.7% PCT) — survivable but not transformative on its own.

For West Indies, a 2-0 home win against India would be a result of generational significance. It would lift their PCT into the top half of the WTC table and provide a confidence injection that Caribbean cricket has lacked in recent years. Whether their current squad has the depth to achieve it is the central question heading into the cycle.

Likely Venues

Based on Cricket West Indies' venue rotation pattern across recent series, the most likely Caribbean venues for an India tour are:

• Kensington Oval, Bridgetown (Barbados) — the venue that has hosted more India-WI Tests than any other Caribbean ground, and historically one of the most batting-friendly surfaces in the West Indies
• Sabina Park, Kingston (Jamaica) — the toughest Caribbean wicket for visiting batters, with extra bounce that tests technique in ways Barbados does not
• Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain (Trinidad) — a balanced venue that historically produces competitive cricket and rewards teams that prepare well for varying bounce

The Post-Kohli Era

The most significant question for India's touring party — whenever the series is confirmed — is the composition of a post-Kohli, post-Sharma Test batting lineup. With Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma's international careers in their final phases, the side that arrives in the Caribbean will look noticeably different from the 2023 outfit that drew 1-1. We expect a blend of experienced campaigners — players like R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja who have toured the Caribbean before — and the next generation of Indian Test batters who will define the side through the remainder of the decade.

Streaming & How to Watch from India

For Indian fans following any confirmed tour of the West Indies, broadcast rights have historically been held by the Sony Sports Network, with streaming available on SonyLIV. Exact broadcast details for any confirmed fixture will be updated here as they are confirmed by the BCCI.