The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has rolled out an exciting schedule for India‘s 2026-27 home international season, setting the stage for months of high-quality cricket. With four visiting nations. the calendar is loaded with 22 matches spread across 17 cities, ensuring fans from every corner of the country get a chance to experience live action.

One of the standout aspects of the announcement is the return of international cricket to Bengaluru’s iconic M Chinnaswamy Stadium after a long gap, along with Guwahati’s Barsapara Cricket Stadium hosting a Test match in the prestigious Border-Gavaskar Trophy for the very first time. The schedule reflects a clear intent to take the game beyond traditional hubs and deepen its reach.

West Indies tour to kick off the season

India’s home summer begins with the West Indies touring from late September to mid-October 2026. The series includes three One Day Internationals followed by five T20 Internationals, offering a blend of formats early in the season.

The ODI leg will be staged in Thiruvananthapuram, Guwahati and New Chandigarh, while the T20Is will travel through Lucknow, Ranchi, Indore, Hyderabad and Bengaluru. The spread of venues highlights the board’s effort to rotate matches across regions and engage diverse fan bases.

Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe add white-ball flavor

After a brief break, Sri Lanka will arrive in December for a short white-ball series consisting of three ODIs and three T20Is. Matches will be played in major venues including Delhi, Bengaluru and Ahmedabad for ODIs, while Rajkot, Cuttack and Pune will host the T20 fixtures.

The new year will begin with Zimbabwe’s tour, featuring a three-match ODI series in January 2027. Kolkata, Hyderabad and Mumbai have been selected as host cities, giving the tour a compact yet impactful footprint.

Border-Gavaskar Trophy set to headline the season

The highlight of the home season will undoubtedly be the much-anticipated Test series against Australia. The five-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy will run from January 21 to March 3, 2027, promising intense battles between two of the strongest Test sides.

Nagpur will host the opening Test, followed by matches in Chennai, Guwahati, Ranchi and Ahmedabad. The inclusion of Guwahati as a Test venue marks a significant milestone, reflecting the growing infrastructure and popularity of cricket in the northeast.

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Complete schedule of India’s blockbuster home season

West Indies Tour of India

Sri Lanka Tour of India

Zimbabwe Tour of India

Australia Tour of India (Border-Gavaskar Trophy)

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Strategists at Goldman Sachs now project Brent crude to average about $105 in March and rise to $115 in April. (AI image)

As a direct fallout of the US-Iran war and rising crude oil prices, Goldman Sachs has adopted a more cautious view on Indian equities, revising its rating to “marketweight,. The global brokerage has also lowered its target for the Nifty, and cautioned that an earnings downgrade cycle driven by an energy shock is likely to emerge. The bank has reduced its 12-month Nifty target, for end-March 2027, to 25,900 from an earlier 29,300. This suggests expected returns of about 13% in rupee terms and 12% in dollar terms over the next year, which is lower than the 19% upside projected for the MXAPJ index. It expects these returns to be supported partly by earnings growth of 8% and 13% in calendar years 2026 and 2027, respectively, along with a modest re-rating in valuations to a lower fair value multiple of 19.5 times, compared with its earlier estimate of 20.8 times, as earnings downgrades take effect.The firm said persistently high oil prices amid tensions around the Strait of Hormuz have weakened India’s macroeconomic outlook and are expected to lead to downward revisions in profit estimates over the coming quarters, according to an ET report.Earlier this week, Bernstein also trimmed its year-end Nifty target to 26,000 and warned that, in a worst-case scenario, the benchmark index could fall to as low as 19,000.Goldman Sachs further noted that returns are likely to be skewed toward the latter part of the period. “We see risks tilted to the downside in the next 3 to 6 months as we think the market may not be pricing in the full extent of the earnings downgrades, and low earnings visibility in the near-term could demand a higher risk premium,” it said.The firm added that, historically, forward returns tend to remain subdued when valuations are in the 18–20 times range during an earnings downgrade phase. However, it pointed out that equities have typically recovered once earnings stabilise after about two to three quarters, as has been seen during past energy-related shocks.Strategists at Goldman Sachs now project Brent crude to average about $105 in March and rise to $115 in April, before gradually easing to $80 in the fourth quarter and stabilising at that level through 2027. The report highlights that, within Asia, India is particularly exposed to potential energy supply risks due to its relatively lower per capita income and heavy reliance on energy imports.The change in global energy dynamics has led the firm to significantly revise its outlook for India’s macroeconomic indicators. Since the onset of the Iran conflict, Goldman has cut its 2026 GDP growth forecast for India by 1.1 percentage points to 5.9%, increased its inflation projection by 70 basis points, widened the current account deficit estimate to 2% of GDP, lowered its outlook for the rupee, and factored in an additional 50 basis points of rate hikes in 2026.Its latest internal estimates for calendar year 2026 now assume real GDP growth of 5.9%, average CPI inflation of 4.6%, a current account deficit of 2% of GDP, a fiscal deficit of 4.7% of GDP, a year-end repo rate of 5.75%, and an average Brent crude price of $85 per barrel.Goldman also expects the weaker macro environment to eventually reflect in corporate earnings. Its VAR-based analysis indicates that if oil prices remain about $45 per barrel higher on average for three months, India’s full-year earnings growth could decline by roughly 9%, which is a larger impact compared to the estimated 6% hit to earnings for the MXAPJ index.

Candace Owens has intensified scrutiny over Erika Kirk’s location during the assassination of Charlie Kirk. She claims Erika was inside a secretive, unmarked aviation building, contradicting her account of being at a medical facility. Owens also pointed to a lack of witnesses, calling the situation “secretive,” and raising broader questions about the timeline and transparency surrounding the events of that day.

Fresh claims surrounding the final hours of Charlie Kirk are now pulling his widow into a storm of suspicion. What was once a tragic and widely reported timeline is being questioned again, this time by Candace Owens, who argues that key details about that day do not add up. Her version challenges the accepted narrative and shifts attention toward a location few had even heard of before.Erika Kirk is in the centre of the scandal and people want to know where she was during the assassination. Owens now asserts that the truth could have been far more censored and secret than she had previously told it. The debate on the difference between these two versions hit the air and the questions are becoming increasingly loud, rather than becoming silent.

Candace Owens questions timeline and raises doubts over “hidden” location