It was widely reported that the T20s against the Lankan side will take place before Test matches in Mohali and Bengaluru and the cricket body has now confirmed it.
It is understood that barring captain Virat Kohli, almost all the Test team regulars will be in action in the one-off Test against Afghanistan.
Here are the statistical highlights from the opening day's play of the fourth and final cricket Test between India and Australia, played in Dharamsala on Saturday.
Sunil Gavaskar, the legendary Indian cricketer, is not just a batting icon but also a mentor to young talent.
Legendary Australian cricketer Ian Chappell has punched holes in England skipper Ben Stokes' aggressive leadership tactics during the just-concluded five-Test series against India, saying some of his decisions were responsible for the visitors' 1-4 series humiliation.
India's newly appointed Test captain Rohit Sharma said he has no issues with managing his workload ahead of India's three-match Twenty20 International series and two-Test series against Sri Lanka at home.
Ravindra Jadeja stole the show while Umesh Yadav bowled his heart out.
Shubman Gill and Dhruv Jurel pulled off a nervy chase as India beat England by five wickets in the fourth Test on Monday to claim an unassailable 3-1 lead.
India's emphatic win over England was a tailor-made series for the debutants. The absence of key players gave India the perfect opportunity to test their bench strength and boy, did the youngsters grab the chance with both hands!
'The game needs to look after the likes of Virat Kohli as well.'
Moeen Ali said Chennai Super Kings will always have an edge over their opponents because of the unpredictable strategies of their captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
'The hardest place to play in the world is India.'
I don't think Rohit has been superior as captain, his bowlers did the trick: Graeme Swann
R Ashwin is always up for a challenge and two days from his landmark 100th Test, India's premier off-spinner looked back at the on-field battles he has enjoyed in international and domestic cricket.
Stokes, who is still recovering from a knee surgery, hasn't bowled since the second Ashes Test in June last year.
A round-up of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Saturday.
Zak Crawley said England's upcoming tour to India in January-March 2024 presents them with an 'amazing opportunity' to showcase 'Bazball'.
Each of India's top five batters, including debutant Devdutt Padikkal, managed 50-plus scores to power the hosts to a commanding 473-8 for a lead of 255.
PCA treasurer RP Singla said that crowd would be allowed at 50 per cent capacity of the stadium during the Test match.
Cricket Australia chief James Sutherland on Wednesday took a dig at Virat Kohli, saying he is not sure if the Indian captain knows hot spell the word 'sorry'.
The BCCI on Tuesday announced India's international fixtures at home for the upcoming season. Team India's home assignment will get underway with India hosting Australia in September.
'The series has shown a lot of talent, for us and India. I love Test cricket and we've seen some young, inexperienced players perform and the future looks bright in this format.'
India's newest batting star Sarfaraz Khan and wicket-keeper Dhruv Jurel were inducted into Group C of BCCI's central contract with an annual retainership fee of Rs 1 crore, having fulfilled the criteria of playing three Tests in a current season.
Ahead of the fifth and final Test at Dharamsala, England's head coach, Brendon McCullum, opined that it would be "slightly mad" if the spin duo of Tom Hartley and Shoaib Bashir didn't get the opportunities to play in the County Championship.
Gavaskar also urged the BCCI to have a look at the scheduling of the Ranji Trophy, which ran from a little over two months from January 5 to March 14 this year.
Shubman Gill's first coach and father, Lakhwinder, says his son stepping out to the bowlers again has allowed him to get back among the runs.
India will play as many around 15-16 Tests in 2024.
India head coach Rahul Dravid was delighted to see the players identify themselves with Rohit Sharma's leadership principles.
The Test series will be part of the World Test Championship cycle.
Roundup of matches across the country in the ongoing BCCI Ranji Trophy
''What an incredible story the Dutch have written.'
Subramaniam has no reason to believe that the man would hang up his boots anytime soon.
The former captain added, "So for Australia it's about enjoying it, working together and not looking too far ahead."
Boycott said that Anderson deserves all the adulation but owing to his age, he is being used too less.
'Bazball' has changed the dynamics of England's batting approach in Test cricket and their Kiwi coach Brendon McCullum is very clear that irrespective of outcome, his team won't deviate from its aggressive tactics against India in the five-Test series, where most tracks will offer substantial turn.
The plus point for Kuldeep Yadav is his ability to extract turn and bounce.
'We go into every game with our plans and our ways that we're going to try and win the game'
India captain Rohit Sharma including mainstays Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja have placed in the highest category of BCCI central contracts.
Young Indian players showed immense fortitude to tide over the absence of stars like Virat Kohli and Mohammed Shami to out-punch England 4-1 in the Test series, and head coach Rahul Dravid lauded them for delivering in crunch situations.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and Cricket Australia (CA) announced the schedule for the forthcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy during the months of February-March 2017. Australia will play a four-match Test series in India. Ranchi and Dharamsala have been allocated their first Test matches with the third and fourth Tests held at these venues respectively.
