MEN’S CRICKET: India tour of South Africa (2nd Test: Jan 3), Afghanistan tour of India (3 T20Is: Jan 11 to 17), England tour of India (5 Tests: Jan 25 – Mar 11); U-19 World Cup in South Africa (Jan 17 – Feb 11)
WOMEN’S CRICKET: Australia tour of India (3rd ODI: Jan 2; 3 T20Is: Jan 5 – 9).
BADMINTON: Indian Open in New Delhi (Jan 16-21); Malaysia Open (Jan 9 – 14).
HOCKEY: Women’s Olympic qualifiers in Ranchi (Jan 13-19). Huge event for the Indian team as they are looking to make it to the Olympics for the third time in a row
TENNIS: Australian open (Jan 14-28). Rafael Nadal returns to the court after 12 months
MEN’S FOOTBALL: Asian Cup in Doha (Jan 12 – Feb 10) With new-found momentum, the Indian football team will be playing against three higher ranked opponents in Australia, Uzbekistan and Syria at the Asian Cup.
February
MEN’S CRICKET: England tour of India continues.
WOMEN’S CRICKET: Women’s Premier League (TBA). For far too long the women’s game had to draw its identity from the men’s version. It changed in 2023 with the successful launch of the WPL. With Rs 951 Cr paid for broadcast rights and Rs 4,669 Cr for the five franchises, the women’s game finally had money to show.
WEIGHTLIFTING: Asian Championships (Feb 3-10). Mirabai Chanu is expected to be back in fitness and will start to compete again from February-March 2024.
March
MEN’S CRICKET: England tour of India continues; Indian Premier League (TBA). At a time when T20 leagues are mushrooming round the world and seem to have economic viability, the IPL has established itself as the benchmark. The IPL caters to a larger constituency of the Indian populace, including the diaspora, than any other sporting event. BADMINTON: All England Open
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