The 2016–17 Indian cricket season was the 124th cricket season since the commencement of first-class cricket in India. The season started early in September 2016 and lasted up to March 2017. The season included tours from New Zealand, England, West Indies women, England U-19, Bangladesh and Australia. India also played host to a bilateral series between Afghanistan and Ireland. International toursStart dateAgainstResults [Matches]TestODIT20I16 September 2016New Zealand3-0 3-2 —9 November 2016England4-0 2-1 2-1 10 November 2016West Indies women—3-0 0-3 28 January 2017England U-190-0 3-1 —5 February 2017Bangladesh1-0 ——17 February 2017Australia2-1 ——Neutral venue matchesStart dateAgainstResults [Matches]F/CODIT20I8 March 2017Afghanistan vs Ireland1-0 3-2 3-0

Squads

Men's Squad Following 34 cricketers, listed alphabetically, featured in at-least 1 match among the 24 international matches played in India during the season.

+PlayerMatRoleFormatRunsHSBat Av100WktsBBIBowl Av5CtStR Ashwin16All-rounderTest, ODI4807226.660857/5926.60770JJ Bumrah10BowlerODI, T20I00*0.000163/1426.25030YS Chahal3BowlerT20I - - - -86/2510.62100S Dhawan3BatsmanTest, ODI30177.500 - - - -10MS Dhoni (C)11Wicket-keeperODI, T20I45413445.401 - - - -96G Gambhir2BatsmanTest1085027.000 - - - -00RA Jadeja16All-rounderTest, ODI5959039.660757/4823.704120KM Jadhav8All-rounderODI32212064.40163/2923.50030V Kohli (C)23BatsmanTest, ODI, T20I184723565.966 - - - -180Kuldeep Yadav1BowlerTest777.00044/6822.75010DS Kulkarni1BowlerODI2525* -011/5959.00000B Kumar6BowlerTest, ODI37239.250115/4835.45110A Mishra9BowlerTest, ODI, T20I15143.750225/1824.45120Mohammed Shami6BowlerTest501912.500183/4627.50020A Mukund1BatsmanTest16168.000 - - - -00KK Nair6BatsmanTest374303*62.3310 - -060A Nehra3BowlerT20I - - - -33/2827.66000MK Pandey7BatsmanODI, T20I1093018.160 - - - -10HH Pandya10All-rounderODI, T20I1825630.33093/3136.11040RR Pant1BatsmanT20I55* -0 - - - -10Parvez Rasool1BowlerT20I555.00011/3232.00000AR Patel5BowlerODI793826.33042/946.50010PA Patel3Wicket-keeperTest1957165.000 - - - -112CA Pujara13BatsmanTest131620262.664 - - - -80AM Rahane (C)17BatsmanTest, ODI86218835.911 - - - -190KL Rahul15BatsmanTest, ODI, T20I83319941.651 - - - -70SK Raina3All-rounderT20I1046334.6600 - -040WP Saha10Wicket-keeperTest44111744.102 - - - -251I Sharma5BowlerTest862.66092/4041.88010RG Sharma8BatsmanTest, ODI3618245.1200 - -050M Vijay12BatsmanTest77113636.7130 - -0120J Yadav5BowlerTest, ODI22910445.801123/3031.25020UT Yadav18BowlerTest, ODI9518*10.550394/3235.940100Yuvraj Singh6All-rounderODI, T20I25315042.1610 - -000

Women's squad +PlayerMatRunsHS100WktsBBI5CtStE Bisht6 - - -73/14020RS Gayakwad3 - - -94/21000J Goswami63218032/28020MDT Kamini1220 - - -00H Kaur619768*011/16020V Krishnamurthy6217710 - - -00S Mandhana677440 - - -00MR Meshram1220 - - -00S Meghana236190 - - -20S Pandey355073/31000SK Parida1 - - -0 -000AA Patil300*00 -010Poonam Yadav2 - - -22/25000NM Parween3110 - - -11Preeti Bose222*011/20000M Raj310646*0 - - -00DB Sharma49532021/27000DP Vaidya13232*011/20000VR Vanitha2330 - - -10S Verma344*0 - - -20

September

New Zealand in India

Tour MatchDateTeam 1Captain 1Team 2Captain 2VenueResult16-18 SeptemberMumbaiAditya TareNew ZealandersKane WilliamsonFeroz Shah Kotla, DelhiMatch Drawn Test series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Test 2221 22–26 September Virat Kohli Kane Williamson Green Park Stadium, Kanpur by 197 runs Test 2222 30 September–4 October Virat Kohli Ross Taylor Eden Gardens, Kolkata by 178 runs Test 2223 8–12 October Virat Kohli Kane Williamson Holkar Stadium, Indore by 321 runsODI series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result ODI 3796 16 October MS Dhoni Kane Williamson Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamshala by 6 wickets ODI 3797 20 October MS Dhoni Kane Williamson Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi by 6 runs ODI 3798 23 October MS Dhoni Kane Williamson Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali by 7 wickets ODI 3799 26 October MS Dhoni Kane Williamson JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi by 19 runs ODI 3800 29 October MS Dhoni Kane Williamson Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam by 190 runs

November England in India

2016 Anthony De Mello Trophy – Test series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Test 2232 9–13 November Virat Kohli Alastair Cook Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot Match drawn Test 2235 17–21 November Virat Kohli Alastair Cook Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam by 246 runs Test 2238 26–30 November Virat Kohli Alastair Cook Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali by 8 wickets Test 2239 8–12 December Virat Kohli Alastair Cook Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai by an innings and 36 runs Test 2241 16–20 December Virat Kohli Alastair Cook M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai by an innings and 75 runsODI series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result ODI 3819 15 January Virat Kohli Eoin Morgan Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune by 3 wickets ODI 3821 19 January Virat Kohli Eoin Morgan Barabati Stadium, Cuttack by 15 runs ODI 3823 22 January Virat Kohli Eoin Morgan Eden Gardens, Kolkata by 5 runsT20I series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result T20I 592 26 January Virat Kohli Eoin Morgan Green Park Stadium, Kanpur by 7 wickets T20I 593 29 January Virat Kohli Eoin Morgan Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur by 5 runs T20I 594 1 February Virat Kohli Eoin Morgan M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore by 75 runs Tour MatchDateTeam 1Captain 1Team 2Captain 2VenueResult10 JanuaryIndia AMS DhoniEngland XIEoin MorganBrabourne Stadium, Mumbai England XI won by 3 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)12 JanuaryIndia AAjinkya RahaneEngland XIEoin MorganBrabourne Stadium, Mumbai India A won by 6 wickets (with 62 balls remaining)

West Indies Women in India

WODI series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result WODI 1010 10 November Mithali Raj Stafanie Taylor Mulapadu Cricket Ground, Vijayawada by 6 wickets WODI 1014 14 November Mithali Raj Stafanie Taylor Mulapadu Cricket Ground, Vijayawada by 5 wickets WODI 1016 16 November Mithali Raj Stafanie Taylor Mulapadu Cricket Ground, Vijayawada by 15 runsWT20I series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result WT20I 370 18 November Harmanpreet Kaur Stafanie Taylor Mulapadu Cricket Ground, Vijayawada by 6 wickets WT20I 371 20 November Harmanpreet Kaur Stafanie Taylor Mulapadu Cricket Ground, Vijayawada by 31 runs WT20I 373 22 November Harmanpreet Kaur Stafanie Taylor Mulapadu Cricket Ground, Vijayawada by 15 runs

January

Irani Cup Irani CupDateTeam 1Captain 1Team 2Captain 2VenueResult20-24 JanuaryGujaratParthiv PatelRest of IndiaCA PujaraCricket Club of India, MumbaiRest of India Won by 6 Wickets

England U-19 in India YODI series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result130 JanuaryAbhishek SharmaMatthew FisherWankhede Stadium, MumbaiEngland Under-19s won by 23 runs21 FebruaryAbhishek SharmaMatthew FisherBrabourne Stadium, Mumbai India Under-19s won by 129 runs33 FebruaryHimanshu RanaMax HoldenBrabourne Stadium, Mumbai India Under-19s won by 7 wickets (with 35 balls remaining)46 FebruaryHimanshu RanaMatthew FisherWankhede Stadium, MumbaiIndia Under-19s won by 230 runs58 FebruaryAbhishek SharmaMax HoldenWankhede Stadium, MumbaiMatch tiedYTest series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result113-16 FebruaryJonty SidhuMax HoldenVidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, NagpurMatch drawn221-24 FebruaryJonty SidhuMax HoldenVidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, NagpurMatch drawn

February

Bangladesh in India

Tour MatchDateTeam 1Captain 1Team 2Captain 2VenueResult5-6 FebruaryIndia AAbhinav MukundBangladeshMushfiqur RahimGymkhana Ground, SecunderabadMatch drawn Test series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Test 2249 9–13 February Virat Kohli Mushfiqur Rahim Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad by 208 runs

Australia in India

Tour MatchDateTeam 1Captain 1Team 2Captain 2VenueResult17-19 FebruaryIndia AHardik PandyaAustraliaSteve SmithBrabourne Stadium, Mumbai Match drawn 2016-17 Border–Gavaskar Trophy - Test series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Test 2250 23–27 February Virat Kohli Steve Smith Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune by 333 runs Test 2251 4–8 March Virat Kohli Steve Smith M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore by 75 runs Test 2256 16–20 March Virat Kohli Steve Smith JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi Match drawn Test 2258 25–29 March Ajinkya Rahane Steve Smith Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamshala by 8 wickets

March

Ireland vs. Afghanistan in India

T20I series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result T20I 599 8 March Asghar Stanikzai William Porterfield Greater Noida Sports Complex Ground, Greater Noida by 6 wickets T20I 600 10 March Asghar Stanikzai William Porterfield Greater Noida Sports Complex Ground, Greater Noida by 17 runs (D/L) T20I 601 12 March Asghar Stanikzai William Porterfield Greater Noida Sports Complex Ground, Greater Noida by 28 runsODI series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result ODI 3850 15 March Asghar Stanikzai William Porterfield Greater Noida Sports Complex Ground, Greater Noida by 30 runs ODI 3851 17 March Asghar Stanikzai William Porterfield Greater Noida Sports Complex Ground, Greater Noida by 34 runs ODI 3852 19 March Asghar Stanikzai William Porterfield Greater Noida Sports Complex Ground, Greater Noida by 6 wickets ODI 3853 22 March Asghar Stanikzai William Porterfield Greater Noida Sports Complex Ground, Greater Noida by 3 wickets ODI 3854 24 March Asghar Stanikzai William Porterfield Greater Noida Sports Complex Ground, Greater Noida by 7 wickets2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup - FC series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result First-class 28–31 March Asghar Stanikzai William Porterfield Greater Noida Sports Complex Ground, Greater Noida by an innings and 172 runs

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