The Numbers Game: Team India’s Work-load In Past 10 Years

Jan 9, 2019 at 4:06 PM

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The Numbers Game: Team India’s Work-load In Past 10 Years

We all know that the yearly international cricket schedule has grown, especially in the last 10 years. But, do you know that how many days Indian cricket team plays international cricket matches in a calendar year?

In this article, we had shown that how many days Indian cricket team had played in international cricket in the last 10 years.

Note: These (Days) are not the actual workload schedule for the Indian cricketers as there are excluding warm-up matches (tour matches) and other domestic matches.

Every Test match is calculated as 5 days.

In the no. of days’ calculation, we have included abandoned matches, washed out matches and cancelled matches.

2007 (Test – 50 days; ODI – 39 days; T20I – 8 days; Total – 97 days)

Indian team with 2007 ICC World T20 trophy (Image Source: Getty Images)

The year 2007 was one of the unforgettable years for Indian cricket. In that calendar year, Indian team played ICC Cricket World Cup and the inaugural ICC World T20. India had a disastrous performance in the ICC Cricket World Cup where they were shockingly eliminated from an easy group stage. But their performances were totally opposite in the inaugural World T20 competition where they ended as a champion team.

During that calendar year, India had played 10 Tests, 39 ODIs and 8 T20Is. It means India had played total 97 days in international cricket during that calendar year.

2008 (Test – 75 days; ODI – 32 days; T20I – 1 day; Total – 108 days)

Indian team after winning 2008 Commonwealth Bank Series (Image Source: Getty Images)

The year 2008 was also one of the memorable years for Indian cricket. India’s most memorable achievement in that years was the winning a tri-nation ODI series (Commonwealth Bank Series) on the Australian soil.

In 2008, there were scheduled 15 Tests, 32 ODIs and only T20I for India. However, 2 ODIs were cancelled in that year due to the security reasons for the post 26/11 Mumbai attacks. But the cricket team was able to play 106 days in that year out of the 108 scheduled days.

2009 (Test – 30 days; ODI – 32 days; T20I – 10 days; Total – 72 days)

Indian team after winning an ODI series during their New Zealand tour in 2009 (Image Source: Getty Images)

In the year of 2009, India had played 6 Tests, 32 ODIs and 10 T20Is. It means Indian cricket team had a 72-day international cricket schedule during 2009.

2010 (Test – 70 days; ODI – 29 days; T20I – 7 days; Total – 106 days)

Indian team with 2010 Asia Cup trophy (Image Source: Getty Images)

In 2010, India had won Asia Cup after 15 long years. In their 106 days scheduled program in 2010, Indian cricket team had played 12 Tests, 29 ODIs and 7 T20Is.

2011 (Test – 60 days; ODI – 34 days; T20I – 4 days; Total – 98 days)

Indian team with 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup trophy (Image Source: Getty Images)

2011 was the remarkable year for Indian cricket team. After waiting 28 long years, India had clinched their second ICC World Cup trophy which had come under MS Dhoni’s captaincy.

In that successful year, India had played 12 Tests, 34 ODIs and 4 T20Is; which means that they had a 98-day international cricket schedule.

2012 (Test – 45 days; ODI – 17 days; T20I – 15 days; Total – 77 days)

Sachin Tendulkar completing his 100th international century (Image Source: Getty Images)

Indian legendary batsman Sachin Tendulkar had completed his 100th international century in 2012. It was one of most talkable achievements for Indian cricket in that year.

India had 77 days schedule in their international cricket during 2012 out of which they had played 9 Tests, 17 ODIs and 15 T20Is.  

2013 (Test – 40 days; ODI – 35 days; T20I – 1 day; Total – 76 days)

Indian team with 2013 ICC Champions Trophy (Image Source: Getty Images)

India won their second ICC Champions Trophy title in 2013. India had won their first ICC Champions Trophy in 2002, however, they were the joint-winners in that tournament along with Sri Lanka.

Coming back to 2013, India had played 8 Tests, 35 ODIs and only T20I. It was the total 76 days schedule in international cricket for the Indian cricket team.

2014 (Test – 50 days; ODI – 27 days; T20I – 7 days; Total – 84 days)

 

 

Indian team after winning an ODI series during their England tour in 2014 (Image Source: Getty Images)

In 2014, India was the runner-up in the ICC World T20. They were inching closer to becoming the first team to claim second time the ICC World T20 trophy, as they had lost against Sri Lanka in the final match of that tournament.

India had an 84-day international cricket schedule during 2014 where they had featured in 10 Tests, 27 ODIs and 7 T20Is.

2015 (Test – 45 days; ODI – 23 days; T20I – 5 days; Total – 73 days)

 

 

Indian team in 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup (Image Source: Getty Images)

The defending World Cup champion India had finished as a semifinalist in the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup. In a total 73 days international schedule during 2015, India had played 9 Tests, 23 ODIs and 5 T20Is.

2016 (Test – 60 days; ODI – 13 days; T20I – 21 days; Total – 94 days)

 

 

Indian team with inaugural Asia Cup T20 trophy (Image Source: Getty Images)

In 2016, India had first time hosted ICC World T20 where they had finished as a semi-finalist. In the same year, India had also won the inaugural Asia Cup T20 which was held in Bangladesh. Apart from those successes, India had also superb performances in the Test cricket.

India had played 12 Tests, 13 ODIs and 21 T20Is in 2016 which means Indian cricket team had total 94 days schedule in international cricket during 2016.

Graphical Analysis of Team India’s Work-load In Past 10 Years

  • Total no. of days India played international cricket in each year from 2007 to 2016

 

  • No. of days India played in each international format in every year from 2007 to 2016

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