Service Yatra from Vadnagar to Varanasi takes place as part of the 'Seva Sankalp Abhiyan' campaign

Following the conclusion of the three-match T20 series against Afghanistan, the India team's schedule will continue in 2026. According to the current BCCI schedule, after the matches with Afghanistan, the Indian team will play games against Japan, then participate in the Asian Games, and subsequently play against the West Indies, New Zealand, and Sri Lanka.

The Indian team achieved a clean triumph in the three-match T20 series against Afghanistan, with all three encounters held at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. The next target for the Indian squad is Japan, where a historic T20 International match is scheduled for September 22.

The match between India and Japan will be the first in the history of men's international cricket and will take place at the Sano International Cricket Stadium in Japan. This match will be held to commemorate the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between India and Japan.

Subsequently, the Indian team will participate in the 2026 Asian Games. The men's cricket discipline will be held in Japan from September 24 to October 3, and India has automatically qualified for the quarterfinals. The team's first match is scheduled for September 28.

During the Asian Games, India's domestic international season will begin. The team will play in a three-match ODI series against the West Indies, starting on September 27. This will be followed by five T20 Internationals, which will take place from October 6 to October 17.

Immediately after the series with the West Indies, the Indian team will embark on a tour to New Zealand, which is scheduled approximately four years later. Five T20 matches and five ODI Internationals are planned there in October-November. Additionally, two Test matches will be played between the two countries. This series is of great importance for India's campaign in the Test Cricket World Cup.

At the end of the year, India will play a series of matches against Sri Lanka, including three ODIs and three T20 Internationals. Thus, the India team's schedule remains very busy into December.

According to the schedule, there are only 28 matches ahead. These matches include: a game against Japan (T20 on September 22), the first match at the Asian Games (September 28), the series against the West Indies (3 ODIs + 5 T20s), the tour to New Zealand (2 Tests + 5 T20s + 5 ODIs), and the series against Sri Lanka (3 ODIs + 3 T20s).

Details of the West Indies visit to India (September-October 2026): the first ODI is scheduled for September 27, 2026, in Tiruvannamalai, the second ODI is on September 30, 2026, in Guwahati, and the third ODI is on October 3, 2026, in Chandigarh. The T20 series will start on October 6, 2026, in Lucknow, with subsequent matches on October 9 in Ranchi, October 11 in Indore, October 14 in Hyderabad, and October 17 in Bangalore.

Schedule of India's tour to New Zealand (October-December 2026): the first two T20s are scheduled for October 22 and 24 in Christchurch, the third T20 is on October 27 in Wellington, the fourth T20 is on October 30 in Auckland, and the fifth T20 is on November 1 in Hamilton. The ODI series will take place on November 4, 2026, at Eden Park, Auckland, November 7 in Wellington, November 10 at Seddon Park, Hamilton, November 13 at Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui, and November 15 at Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui. The Test matches will be held from November 19–23 in Wellington and November 27–December 1 in Christchurch.

Significant changes occurred in the country's freight transport network on Tuesday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated an important section of the Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) in Vadodara, after which the entire 2843-kilometer DFC network became operational. The completion of the last three sections, totaling about 326 kilometers, allowed the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (WDFC) of 1506 kilometers to be fully commissioned.

The WDFC stretches from Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNPT) in Navi Mumbai to Dadri near Delhi. With the launch of sections between New Sanand (N)-New Makarpura, New Umbargon-New Safle, and New Safle-JNPT, the entire network of this corridor is now operational. The final stretch from Vaitarna (Safle) to JNPT is also now available for freight trains. This connection will allow for the accelerated delivery of goods arriving from major ports such as Mumbai Port, Pipavav, Mundra, and Kandla to Delhi and major North Indian markets, in addition to JNPT.

WDFC handles the transportation of ISO containers from JNPT, Mumbai Port, Pipavav, Mundra, and Kandla to Inland Container Depots (ICDs) located in Tuglakabad, Dadri, Dhandari Kalan, and Hatuvase. Furthermore, an increase in the transport of commodities such as fertilizers, grains, salt, coal, iron ore, steel, and cement is expected.

The need for a dedicated freight corridor arose due to the prolonged congestion of the country's main railway routes with both passenger and freight trains. On key trunk lines, such as Mumbai-Delhi and Hauzra-Delhi, capacity reached 115–150 percent. Therefore, it was decided to create a separate corridor for freight trains to segregate routes for passenger and freight services and increase the speed of both types of transport.

The Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor (EDFC) is the country's second major freight network. This corridor, spanning approximately 1337 kilometers, runs from Ludhiana in Punjab to Sonnagar in Bihar and primarily serves the coal and mineral traffic of Eastern India. Within the EDFC, there is a 936-kilometer electrified double-track section between Sonnagar and Dadri, as well as a 401-kilometer electrified single-track section between Ludhiana (Sahanewal) and Khurja.

One of the significant advantages of the full commissioning of the EDFC in October 2023 is that it bypasses many densely populated cities, including Mirzapur, Prayagraj, Kanpur, Itawu, Firozabad, Tundla, Hathras, Aligarh, Hapur, Meerut, as well as areas like Muzaffarnagar, Ambala, Rajpura, Sarhind, Doraha, and Sahanewal.