Sports Calendar 2020: India cricket, badminton, tennis, football fixtures and major global events

From Olympic Games to T20 World Cup, sports fans in the country will have a lot to look forward to in 2020. A packed calendar with lots of action awaits all of you.

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Sports Calendar 2020: India cricket, badminton, tennis, football fixtures and major global events
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In Short

  • India men's and women's cricket teams will play T20 World Cups in Australia
  • The Tokyo Olympic Games will be held between July 24 and August 9
  • India will head to Australia for a Test series towards the end of 2020

While India ended 2019 with several hits and misses as a sporting nation, there is a lot to look forward to at the start of the new decade in 2020.

The biggest multi-sport event -- the Olympic Games -- will be held in Tokyo from July 24 and India will be eyeing a decent show after several breakthrough performances in the last few years.

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For cricket fans, there is a lot in store as well. The women's team will play the T20 World Cup in Australia from February while Virat Kohli-led men's team will take a trip Down Under for the T20 World Cup in October and November. India will also play Australia in a Test series at the end of the year while there is a lot to look forward to in the Indian Premier League 2020 as well.

While badminton brings with it the regular set of major tournaments, all eyes will be on the big tourneys, including All England Championships, in the Olympic year.

Indiatoday.in has prepared a detailed list of major sporting events in 2020.

Major global events

Women's T20 World Cup in Australia - February 21 - March 8
Euro 2020 in 12 host cities - June 12 - July 12
Olympics in Tokyo - July 24 - August 9
Paralympics in Tokyo - August 25 - September 6
Men's T20 World Cup in Australia- October 18 - November 15

India Men's Cricket Schedule

January 5-10: 3 T20Is vs Sri Lanka - home
January 14-19: 3 ODIs vs Australia - home
U-19 World Cup 2020 in South Africa - January 17 - February 9
January 24-March 4: 5 T20Is, 3 ODIs, and 2 Tests vs New Zealand - away
March 12-18: 3 ODIs vs South Africa - home
March-May: Indian Premier League (IPL)
September: Asia Cup - away
October-November: ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2020 in Australia
November-January: India's tour of Australia - away

India Women's Cricket Schedule

January 31-February 12: T20I Tri-series (India, England, Australia) in Australia
February 21-March 8: T20 World Cup in Australia

Football

Champions League final - May 31
Indian Super League - Final match day - March 8
I-League - Final match day - April 5
La Liga 2019-20 - Final match day - May 24
Serie A 2019 - 20 - Final match day - May 24
Premier League 2019-20 - Final match day - May 17

World Cup Qualifiers (India)

vs Qatar - March 26
vs Bangladesh - June 4
vs Afghanistan - June 9

Hockey (Pro League - January 18 - June 28)

India vs Netherlands - January 18, 19
India vs Belgium - February 8, 9
India vs Australia - February 21, 22
Germany vs India - April 25, 26
India vs New Zealand - May 23, 24
Argentina vs India - June 5, 6
Spain vs India - June 13, 14

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Tennis (Major tournaments)

ATP Cup - January 3 to January 12
Australian Open - January 20 to February 3
Roland Garros, French Open - May 24 to June 7
Wimbledon, The Championship - June 29 to July 12
US Open - August 31 to September 13
Laver Cup - September 25-27
Davis Cup Qualifiers - India vs Croatia - March 6-7
Davis Cup Finals - November 23-29

Badminton

Malaysia Masters (Super 500) - January 7 - 12
Indonesia Masters (Super 500) - January 14 - 19
Asian Team Championships in Singapore - February 11 - 16
All England Open 2020 (Super 1000) - March 11 - 15
India Open (Super 500) - March 24 - 29
Malaysia Open (Super 750) - March 31 - April 5
Singapore Open (Super 500) - April 7 - 12
Thomas and Uber Cup Finals - May 16 - May 24
Thailand Open (Super 500) - June 9 - 14
Indonesia Open (Super 1000) - June 16 - 21
Tokyo Olympic Games Badminton - July 25 to August 3
Korea Open (Super 500) - September 8 to 13
China Open (Super 1000) - September 15 - 20
Japan Open (Super 750) - September 22 - 27
World Junior Championship - October 5 - 11
Denmark Open - October 13 - 18
French Open - October 20 - 25
Fuzhou China Open - November 3 - 11
Hong Kong Open - November 10 - 15
World Tour Finals - December 9 - 13

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Formula One

Pre-season Testing 1, Barcelona - February 19-21
Pre-season Testing 2, Barcelona - February 26-28
Australian Grand Prix - March 15
Bahrain Grand Prix - March 22
Vietnamese Grand Prix (debut) - April 5
Chinese Grand Prix - April 19
Dutch Grand Prix - May 3
Spanish Grand Prix - May 10
Monaco Grand Prix - May 24
Azerbaijan Grand Prix - June 7
Canadian Grand Prix - June 14
French Grand Prix - June 28
Austrian Grand Prix - July 5
British Grand Prix - July 19
Hungarian Grand Prix - August 2
Belgium Grand Prix - August 30
Italian Grand Prix - September 6
Singapore Grand Prix - September 20
Russian Grand Prix - September 27
Japanese Grand Prix - October 11
USA Grand Prix - October 25
Mexican Grand Prix - November 1
Brazilian Grand Prix - November 15
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix - November 29

Wrestling

Asian Championships in New Delhi - February 18 - 23
Asian Olympic qualifier in China - March 27 - 29

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