# 2016–17 Indian cricket season

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 tours :
| Start date | Against | Results [Matches] | Results [Matches] | Results [Matches] |
| Start date | Against | Test | ODI | T20I |
| 16 September 2016 | New Zealand | 3-0 [3] | 3-2 [5] | — |
| 9 November 2016 | England | 4-0 [5] | 2-1 [3] | 2-1 [3] |
| 10 November 2016 | West Indies women | — | 3-0 [3] | 0-3 [3] |
| 28 January 2017 | England U-19 | 0-0 [2] | 3-1 [5] | — |
| 5 February 2017 | Bangladesh | 1-0 [1] | — | — |
| 17 February 2017 | Australia | 2-1 [4] | — | — |
| Neutral venue matches |||||
| Start date | Against | Results [Matches] | Results [Matches] | Results [Matches] |
| Start date | Against | F/C | ODI | T20I |
| 8 March 2017 | Afghanistan vs Ireland | 1-0 [1] | 3-2 [5] | 3-0 [3] |

## 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.
| Player | Mat | Role | Format | Runs | HS | Bat Av | 100 | Wkts | BBI | Bowl Av | 5 | Ct | St |
| R Ashwin | 16 | All-rounder | Test, ODI | 480 | 72 | 26.66 | 0 | 85 | 7/59 | 26.60 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| JJ Bumrah | 10 | Bowler | ODI, T20I | 0 | 0* | 0.00 | 0 | 16 | 3/14 | 26.25 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| YS Chahal | 3 | Bowler | T20I | - | - | - | - | 8 | 6/25 | 10.62 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| S Dhawan | 3 | Batsman | Test, ODI | 30 | 17 | 7.50 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| MS Dhoni (C) | 11 | Wicket-keeper | ODI, T20I | 454 | 134 | 45.40 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 9 | 6 |
| G Gambhir | 2 | Batsman | Test | 108 | 50 | 27.00 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| RA Jadeja | 16 | All-rounder | Test, ODI | 595 | 90 | 39.66 | 0 | 75 | 7/48 | 23.70 | 4 | 12 | 0 |
| KM Jadhav | 8 | All-rounder | ODI | 322 | 120 | 64.40 | 1 | 6 | 3/29 | 23.50 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| V Kohli (C) | 23 | Batsman | Test, ODI, T20I | 1847 | 235 | 65.96 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 18 | 0 |
| Kuldeep Yadav | 1 | Bowler | Test | 7 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 4 | 4/68 | 22.75 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DS Kulkarni | 1 | Bowler | ODI | 25 | 25* | - | 0 | 1 | 1/59 | 59.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B Kumar | 6 | Bowler | Test, ODI | 37 | 23 | 9.25 | 0 | 11 | 5/48 | 35.45 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| A Mishra | 9 | Bowler | Test, ODI, T20I | 15 | 14 | 3.75 | 0 | 22 | 5/18 | 24.45 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Mohammed Shami | 6 | Bowler | Test | 50 | 19 | 12.50 | 0 | 18 | 3/46 | 27.50 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| A Mukund | 1 | Batsman | Test | 16 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| KK Nair | 6 | Batsman | Test | 374 | 303* | 62.33 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| A Nehra | 3 | Bowler | T20I | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3/28 | 27.66 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MK Pandey | 7 | Batsman | ODI, T20I | 109 | 30 | 18.16 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| HH Pandya | 10 | All-rounder | ODI, T20I | 182 | 56 | 30.33 | 0 | 9 | 3/31 | 36.11 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| RR Pant | 1 | Batsman | T20I | 5 | 5* | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| Parvez Rasool | 1 | Bowler | T20I | 5 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 1 | 1/32 | 32.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AR Patel | 5 | Bowler | ODI | 79 | 38 | 26.33 | 0 | 4 | 2/9 | 46.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| PA Patel | 3 | Wicket-keeper | Test | 195 | 71 | 65.00 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 11 | 2 |
| CA Pujara | 13 | Batsman | Test | 1316 | 202 | 62.66 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 8 | 0 |
| AM Rahane (C) | 17 | Batsman | Test, ODI | 862 | 188 | 35.91 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 19 | 0 |
| KL Rahul | 15 | Batsman | Test, ODI, T20I | 833 | 199 | 41.65 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 7 | 0 |
| SK Raina | 3 | All-rounder | T20I | 104 | 63 | 34.66 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| WP Saha | 10 | Wicket-keeper | Test | 441 | 117 | 44.10 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 25 | 1 |
| I Sharma | 5 | Bowler | Test | 8 | 6 | 2.66 | 0 | 9 | 2/40 | 41.88 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| RG Sharma | 8 | Batsman | Test, ODI | 361 | 82 | 45.12 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| M Vijay | 12 | Batsman | Test | 771 | 136 | 36.71 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| J Yadav | 5 | Bowler | Test, ODI | 229 | 104 | 45.80 | 1 | 12 | 3/30 | 31.25 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| UT Yadav | 18 | Bowler | Test, ODI | 95 | 18* | 10.55 | 0 | 39 | 4/32 | 35.94 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Yuvraj Singh | 6 | All-rounder | ODI, T20I | 253 | 150 | 42.16 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Women's squad

| Player | Mat | Runs | HS | 100 | Wkts | BBI | 5 | Ct | St |
| E Bisht | 6 | - | - | - | 7 | 3/14 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| RS Gayakwad | 3 | - | - | - | 9 | 4/21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J Goswami | 6 | 32 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 2/28 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| MDT Kamini | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| H Kaur | 6 | 197 | 68* | 0 | 1 | 1/16 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| V Krishnamurthy | 6 | 217 | 71 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| S Mandhana | 6 | 77 | 44 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| MR Meshram | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| S Meghana | 2 | 36 | 19 | 0 | - | - | - | 2 | 0 |
| S Pandey | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 3/31 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SK Parida | 1 | - | - | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AA Patil | 3 | 0 | 0* | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Poonam Yadav | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | 2/25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NM Parween | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Preeti Bose | 2 | 2 | 2* | 0 | 1 | 1/20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M Raj | 3 | 106 | 46* | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| DB Sharma | 4 | 95 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 1/27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DP Vaidya | 1 | 32 | 32* | 0 | 1 | 1/20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| VR Vanitha | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| S Verma | 3 | 4 | 4* | 0 | - | - | - | 2 | 0 |

## September
### New Zealand in India

Tour Match :
| Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| 16-18 September | Mumbai | Aditya Tare | New Zealanders | Kane Williamson | Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi | Match Drawn |
Test series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 2221 | 22–26 September | Virat Kohli | Kane Williamson | Green Park Stadium, Kanpur | India by 197 runs |
| Test 2222 | 30 September–4 October | Virat Kohli | Ross Taylor | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | India by 178 runs |
| Test 2223 | 8–12 October | Virat Kohli | Kane Williamson | Holkar Stadium, Indore | India by 321 runs |
| ODI series ||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI 3796 | 16 October | MS Dhoni | Kane Williamson | Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamshala | India by 6 wickets |
| ODI 3797 | 20 October | MS Dhoni | Kane Williamson | Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi | New Zealand by 6 runs |
| ODI 3798 | 23 October | MS Dhoni | Kane Williamson | Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali | India by 7 wickets |
| ODI 3799 | 26 October | MS Dhoni | Kane Williamson | JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi | New Zealand by 19 runs |
| ODI 3800 | 29 October | MS Dhoni | Kane Williamson | Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam | India 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 | India by 246 runs |
| Test 2238 | 26–30 November | Virat Kohli | Alastair Cook | Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali | India by 8 wickets |
| Test 2239 | 8–12 December | Virat Kohli | Alastair Cook | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | India by an innings and 36 runs |
| Test 2241 | 16–20 December | Virat Kohli | Alastair Cook | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | India by an innings and 75 runs |
| ODI series ||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI 3819 | 15 January | Virat Kohli | Eoin Morgan | Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune | India by 3 wickets |
| ODI 3821 | 19 January | Virat Kohli | Eoin Morgan | Barabati Stadium, Cuttack | India by 15 runs |
| ODI 3823 | 22 January | Virat Kohli | Eoin Morgan | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | England by 5 runs |
| T20I series ||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| T20I 592 | 26 January | Virat Kohli | Eoin Morgan | Green Park Stadium, Kanpur | England by 7 wickets |
| T20I 593 | 29 January | Virat Kohli | Eoin Morgan | Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur | India by 5 runs |
| T20I 594 | 1 February | Virat Kohli | Eoin Morgan | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore | India by 75 runs |
Tour Match :
| Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| 10 January | India A | MS Dhoni | England XI | Eoin Morgan | Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai | England XI won by 3 wickets (with 7 balls remaining) |
| 12 January | India A | Ajinkya Rahane | England XI | Eoin Morgan | Brabourne 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 | India by 6 wickets |
| WODI 1014 | 14 November | Mithali Raj | Stafanie Taylor | Mulapadu Cricket Ground, Vijayawada | India by 5 wickets |
| WODI 1016 | 16 November | Mithali Raj | Stafanie Taylor | Mulapadu Cricket Ground, Vijayawada | India by 15 runs |
| WT20I series ||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| WT20I 370 | 18 November | Harmanpreet Kaur | Stafanie Taylor | Mulapadu Cricket Ground, Vijayawada | West Indies by 6 wickets |
| WT20I 371 | 20 November | Harmanpreet Kaur | Stafanie Taylor | Mulapadu Cricket Ground, Vijayawada | West Indies by 31 runs |
| WT20I 373 | 22 November | Harmanpreet Kaur | Stafanie Taylor | Mulapadu Cricket Ground, Vijayawada | West Indies by 15 runs |

## January
### Irani Cup

Irani Cup :
| Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| 20-24 January | Gujarat | Parthiv Patel | Rest of India | CA Pujara | Cricket Club of India, Mumbai | Rest of India Won by 6 Wickets |

### England U-19 in India

YODI series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| 1 | 30 January | Abhishek Sharma | Matthew Fisher | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | England Under-19s won by 23 runs |
| 2 | 1 February | Abhishek Sharma | Matthew Fisher | Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai | India Under-19s won by 129 runs |
| 3 | 3 February | Himanshu Rana | Max Holden | Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai | India Under-19s won by 7 wickets (with 35 balls remaining) |
| 4 | 6 February | Himanshu Rana | Matthew Fisher | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | India Under-19s won by 230 runs |
| 5 | 8 February | Abhishek Sharma | Max Holden | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | Match tied |
| YTest series ||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| 1 | 13-16 February | Jonty Sidhu | Max Holden | Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur | Match drawn |
| 2 | 21-24 February | Jonty Sidhu | Max Holden | Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur | Match drawn |

## February
### Bangladesh in India

Tour Match :
| Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| 5-6 February | India A | Abhinav Mukund | Bangladesh | Mushfiqur Rahim | Gymkhana Ground, Secunderabad | Match 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 | India by 208 runs |

### Australia in India

Tour Match :
| Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| 17-19 February | India A | Hardik Pandya | Australia | Steve Smith | Brabourne 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 | Australia by 333 runs |
| Test 2251 | 4–8 March | Virat Kohli | Steve Smith | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore | India 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 | India 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 | Afghanistan by 6 wickets |
| T20I 600 | 10 March | Asghar Stanikzai | William Porterfield | Greater Noida Sports Complex Ground, Greater Noida | Afghanistan by 17 runs (D/L) |
| T20I 601 | 12 March | Asghar Stanikzai | William Porterfield | Greater Noida Sports Complex Ground, Greater Noida | Afghanistan by 28 runs |
| ODI series ||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI 3850 | 15 March | Asghar Stanikzai | William Porterfield | Greater Noida Sports Complex Ground, Greater Noida | Afghanistan by 30 runs |
| ODI 3851 | 17 March | Asghar Stanikzai | William Porterfield | Greater Noida Sports Complex Ground, Greater Noida | Afghanistan by 34 runs |
| ODI 3852 | 19 March | Asghar Stanikzai | William Porterfield | Greater Noida Sports Complex Ground, Greater Noida | Ireland by 6 wickets |
| ODI 3853 | 22 March | Asghar Stanikzai | William Porterfield | Greater Noida Sports Complex Ground, Greater Noida | Ireland by 3 wickets |
| ODI 3854 | 24 March | Asghar Stanikzai | William Porterfield | Greater Noida Sports Complex Ground, Greater Noida | Afghanistan by 7 wickets |
| 2015–17 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 | Afghanistan by an innings and 172 runs |