Almost half of the international matches coming under the India bilateral media rights bid, whose tender was released on August 2, will be contested against Australia and England in the cycle from September 2023 to March 2027. As per a report in Cricbuzz, out of the 88 games that India are scheduled to play at home in the matches coming under the upcoming broadcast cycle, 39 matches will be against Australia and New Zealand. The India media rights broadcast cycle, also including the domestic calendar, commences with eight matches against Australia - three ODIs in September and five T20Is in November this year.

The three ODIs are before 2023 Men’s ODI World Cup starting from October 5, while the five T20Is will happen after the mega event concludes on November 19.