The West Indies will commence the International Cricket
Council’s (ICC) Men’s Future Tours Programme (FTP)
for the period 2023-27 with a full home series against
India in July and August 2023 followed by a white ball
tour by England in December 2023. These form part of over 150
international matches that West Indies will play home and away
within the new FTP.
The Kraigg Brathwaite-led West Indies are currently in sixth
position on the ICC’s 2021-23 Test Championship rankings.
Currently sitting sixth with 50% – 54 points the West Indies are
behind Australia (70%-84 pts), South Africa (66.67%-72 pts),
Sri Lanka (53.33 % – 64 pts), India (52.08% – 75pts ) and
Pakistan (51.85% – 56 pts). They are, however, ahead of
England (35.19%-76 pts), New Zealand (25.93 % – 28 pts)
and Bangladesh (13.33% – 16pts).
Caribbean cricket fans can now start to look forward
to planning for home fixtures and away tours over the
next five years, starting with India’s all-format tour in
2023 which will feature two Test matches as West
Indies’ first home fixture in the new 2025 World
Test Championship (WTC). India will also play
three One-Day Internationals (ODIS) and five
T20 Internationals (T20Is).
England will return to the West Indies in
late 2023 for an eight-match white-ball
series with three ODIs and five T20Is
with a second white-ball tour of the
Caribbean in 2024.
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The new FTP features an ICC World tournament
every year including the ICC T20 World Cup
for the West Indies and USA in 2024 and
two World Test Championships.
West Indies will be playing India,
South Africa and Bangladesh
at home, and Australia,
England and Pakistan away
as part of the 2023-2025
World Test Championship.
The ICC FTP is a result of a collective effort of Full
Members with ICC’s coordination and support.
The FTP ensures a level of certainty of bilateral
cricket fixtures across the three cricket formats.
The exact dates and venues for each Series will
be announced in due course by Cricket West
Indies (CWI) following consultation with each ICC
Member nation.
The West Indies have home fixtures against India,
England (twice), South Africa, Bangladesh,
Australia, Pakistan before the end of 2025 with
an enticing schedule away fixtures around
the world including defending the Richards-
Botham Trophy in England in the summer
of 2024.
Cricket West Indies (CWI) President, Ricky
Skerritt, and CEO Johnny Grave have both
welcomed the announcement of the new FTP.