The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Wednesday unveiled a packed international schedule for India’s pathway and women’s teams, with several high-profile series lined up against Australia A, England A and Zimbabwe Women later this year. The headline attraction of the calendar will be the India A men’s home series against Australia A, scheduled from September 22 to October 11 in Puducherry.

The shadow tour will feature two unofficial four-day Tests followed by three List A matches, offering a crucial platform for India’s emerging red-ball and white-ball talent ahead of a busy international season. The first four-day match will be played from September 22 to 25, while the second unofficial Test is set for September 29 to October 2. The 50-over fixtures will then take place on October 6, 9 and 11.

Meanwhile, Zimbabwe’s women’s cricket team will tour India for a six-match white-ball series between October 16 and 28. The three WT20Is are scheduled in Raipur, while the WODIs will be hosted in Vadodara.

India’s Under-19 men’s side will also host Australia’s U-19 team in a competitive bilateral series featuring three one-day matches in Rajkot, followed by two four-day games in Rajkot and Ahmedabad. The youth series is scheduled from September 18 to October 5.

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The India A women’s team faces the busiest calendar among all pathway squads. They are set to host both Australia A Women and England A Women in back-to-back multi-format assignments. Each series will include three WT20 matches, three one-day games and one four-day unofficial Test.

The Australia A Women tour will be held across Mohali and Dharamshala from September 12 to October 2, while the England A Women series will run from November 30 to December 22 in Pune and Navi Mumbai.