India's tour of Australia will start from Perth Test: First Test from 22nd November, series will run till 7th January; last match in sydney

The last Test series between India and Australia took place in 2023. India won the 4-match series 2-1.

Team India will tour Australia for a 5-Test series in November this year. The first match will be played in Perth from 22 November. The last match of the series will start from January 3 in Sydney.

Team India has not lost any test series against Australia for 10 years. The team has defeated the Kangaroos twice at home and also twice at home. Every time the margin of victory was 2-1 in favor of India.

This time the third test will be held in Gaba
Cricket Australia (CA) released the schedule for the 2024-25 season on Tuesday. The first Test will be held in Perth on 22 November. After this, the day-night test will be played in Adelaide from 6th December. Then the third Test will be held at The Gabba ground in Brisbane from 14 December and the fourth Test will be held in Melbourne from 26 December. The last Test will be played in Sydney from 3 January 2025. Apart from India, Pakistan team will also go to Australia for a series of 3 ODI and 3 T20 matches.

India's last away series in the WTC 2023-25 ​​cycle
In a season of WTC, every team has to play 6 series in a time period of 2 years, three at home and three away from home. In the World Test Championship (WTC) 2023-25 ​​cycle, Team India will play its last away series against Australia only.

India toured South Africa and West Indies abroad. The 2-Test series in South Africa was drawn 1-1. India won the 2-Test series against West Indies by 1-0.

India now has to play a 3-Test series against New Zealand and 2 against Bangladesh at home. Team India, which has won the last 17 series at home, is also a strong contender to win this series. Team India won the only home series of this WTC against England 4-1.

India won 6 out of 9 matches of WTC
Team India has so far won 2 out of 3 series in the World Test Championship cycle. The team has played a total of 9 matches so far, won 6 and lost only 2. One match against West Indies was also a draw. Team India has 68.51% points in the WTC points table from 3 series, the team is at number one.

Australia is defending champion, New Zealand won the first title
Team India has made it to both the WTC finals so far but had to face defeat both times. In 2021, New Zealand won the final by 8 wickets. Whereas in 2023, Australia won the final by 209 runs. Now in June 2025, the WTC final can once again be held between Australia and India. Because both the teams are in the top-2 positions of the points table.

What is WTC?
The World Test Championship (WTC) is a tournament of the International Cricket Council (ICC). It started in the year 2019. 9 test playing teams participate in the championship. After the scheduled series of all the teams is over, the top-2 teams of the points table reach the finals.