Australia to tour India for white-ball series ahead of Men's T20 World Cup

World T20 champions Australia will play a whiteball series in India this September ahead of the ICC Mens T20 World Cup the dates for which are yet to be announcedCricket Australia CA on Monday announced an actionpacked summer schedule with the T20 World Cup on home soil between October 16 and November 13 the standout They will also play home series against the West Indies and England ahead of the showpiece eventCA announced that Australia will play two matches against the West Indies on the Gold Coast and three matches against England in Brisbane and Canberra in the runup to the 20over showcaseAustralia will also host England in a threematch ODI series after the T20 World Cup before backtoback Test series against the West Indies and South Africa starting at the end of NovemberCA chose to depart from tradition and award Optus Stadium in Perth the first Test of the home summer with Adelaide Oval then hosting the second and final Test against the West Indies that will be part of the World Test ChampionshipThe Gabba Brisbane will then host the opening Test against the Proteas prior to Christmas before the traditional Boxing Day Test at the MCG and New Years Test at the SCG according to ICCThe dates for the upcoming womens series were also announced with Australia hosting Pakistan in ODI and T20I series in January prior to the Womens ICC T20 World Cup in South Africa in FebruaryMeg Lannings side will also take part in the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham this year before embarking on a tour of India during DecemberCricket Australia CEO Nick Hockley is hoping that both Australias Mens and Womens sides can defend their T20 World Cup titles over the next 12 monthsBoth our teams have the opportunity to defend their T20 World Cup titles the mens team on home soil and the womens team in South Africa as our exceptional players inspire the next generation of cricketers in the shortest format of the game Hockley saidI would like to take this opportunity to wish our No1ranked womens team the best of luck as they head to Ireland and then England for the Commonwealth Games Its the start of an exciting eight months for the team that also includes a tour to India home series against Pakistan the opportunity to play in the Hundred and our own extended domestic season before the T20 World CupHockley said the reduction of many restrictions due to Covid19 had made scheduling a bit easier than in recent yearsAfter two years of being impacted by the pandemic the 202223 home summer will be an especially busy one for the Australian mens team as we honour our commitments to the ICCs Future Tours Programme FTP This provides important opportunities to progress towards ICC World Test Championship Final qualification as well as build up for the ICC Mens OneDay World Cup in India in 2023 he addedWhile the timing of the ODI series against South Africa is set out in the Future Tours Program we have had a recent request from Cricket South Africa to reconsider the dates of the three games but have been unable to find alternative dates as yet202223 summer scheduleMens ODI series v Zimbabwe August 28 Riverway Stadium Townsville August 31 Riverway Stadium Townsville September 3 Riverway Stadium TownsvilleMens ODI series v New Zealand September 6 Cazalys Stadium Cairns DN September 8 Cazalys Stadium Cairns DN September 11 Cazalys Stadium Cairns DNMens T20I series v West Indies October 5 Metricon Stadium Gold Coast October 7 Metricon Stadium Gold CoastMens T20I series v England October 9 The Gabba Brisbane October 12 Manuka Oval Canberra October 14 Manuka Oval CanberraMens ICC T20 World Cup October 16November 13Mens ODI series v England November 17 Adelaide Oval Adelaide DN November 19 SCG Sydney DN November 22 MCG Melbourne DNMens Test series v West Indies November 30December 4 Perth Stadium Perth December 8December 12 Adelaide Oval Adelaide DNMens Test series v South Africa December 17December 21 The Gabba Brisbane December 26December 30 MCG Melbourne January 4January 8 SCG SydneyMens ODI series v South Africa Dates subject to confirmation January 12 Blundstone Arena Hobart January 14 SCG Sydney January 17 Perth Stadium PerthWomens ODI series v Pakistan January 16 Allan Border Field Brisbane January 18 Allan Border Field Brisbane January 21 North Sydney Oval SydneyWomens T20I series v Pakistan January 24 North Sydney Oval Sydney January 27 Manuka Oval Canberra January 29 Manuka Oval CanberraAway ToursMens Tour of Sri Lanka June 7July 12Womens T20I Triseries AustraliaPakistanIreland July 16July 232022 Commonwealth Games July 29August 7 BirminghamMens Tour of India SeptemberWomens Tour of India DecemberWomens ICC T20 World Cup February 9February 26 South AfricaMens Tour of India FebruaryMarchThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete 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