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India will be playing its away matches in New Zealand, South Africa, West Indies and Ireland in the same period

This FTP sees an ICC women’s event to be played each year with the inaugural six-team Champions Trophy scheduled for 2027

New Delhi, Nov 4: India will be playing host to England, Australia, Bangladesh and Zimbabwe in the newly-announced women’s 2025-2029 Future Tours Programme, which outlines matches for the fourth edition of the ICC Women’s Championship.

In the scheduled announced by the ICC Monday, India will be playing its away matches in New Zealand, South Africa, West Indies and Ireland in the same period. The second women’s FTP will run from May 2025 to April 2029.

This FTP sees an ICC women’s event to be played each year with the inaugural six-team Champions Trophy scheduled for 2027.

The other events during the period are the ICC Women’s ODI World Cup in 2025 (India), Women’s T20 World Cup in 2026 (the United Kingdom) and another edition of Women’s T20 World Cup in 2028 (host yet to be announced).

The number of participating teams in the ICC Women’s Championship will be at 11 this time, Zimbabwe added to the championship for the first time. In all, 132 ODIs will be played in 44 series of three matches each, lending context by way of a qualification pathway to the ICC Women’s ODI World Cup in 2029.

Ahead of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026, England will host India and New Zealand for a tri-series while Ireland will host Pakistan and the West Indies. Sri Lanka and the West Indies are among other Members scheduled to host T20I tri-series, in 2027 and 2028, respectively.

"We are pleased that the new edition of the IWC has expanded and will include Zimbabwe as an eleventh team. It is heartening that Member Boards are keen to play across formats, and also that they have planned tri-series to prepare for ICC events.”

"The effort made by the Members to provide a balanced and contextual calendar will further elevate the women’s game. We thank Member Boards for their commitment and collaboration in finalizing the FTP,” said Wasim Khan, ICC General Manager of Cricket.

There’s more scope for Test matches in this FTP, with Australia, England, India, South Africa and the West Indies all agreeing to play multi-format series that include ODIs and T20Is. Australia will play the maximum such series – two each against England, India and South Africa and one against the West Indies.

There’s a window for 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, to be held in July that year, apart from dedicated annual windows for the WBBL (November), The Hundred (August) and Women’s Premier League (WPL in January-February). From 2026 onwards, WPL will be played in the January-February window.

It also means that India's multi-format visit of Australia, consisting of one Test, three ODIs and three T20Is to now be held after the WPL in February-March 2026. "This is the first women's FTP with the WPL in place from the start. The BCCI's decision for the WPL to move earlier in the calendar year allowed us to look at our preferred times to play international cricket across the period."

"We have for some years now sought free space for our magnificent women's team and players to shine, and also for the team to have a consistent presence at a certain time of the season. The window of immediately following WPL in February-March was identified."

"This also allows us to extend the international cricket season which we see as an advantage – cricket around the country generally runs from the start of October to the end of March and having our biggest international matches spread over that period makes sense," said Peter Roach, CA's head of operations and scheduling, to cricket.com.au.

(IANS)

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Four Arrested, Cop Injured After Protest At Hindu Temple In Canada

by Pabitra Mohan Senapaty

Ottawa, Nov 5: The Peel Regional Police said on Monday that four people were arrested and a police officer was injured following several protests in Mississauga and Brampton last week, including one at a Hindu temple that turned violent.

In a news statement published on Monday, the police said officers were called to an unnamed place of worship near The Gore Road in Brampton in response to a "trespassing complaint by a group of protestors".

The Police said the protesters then moved to two other locations in Mississauga, including one in the area of Goreway and Etude drives and another near Airport and Drew roads.

"Although these demonstrations occurred at three different locations, they appear to be related to one another. Several incidents between protestors and worshippers broke out," the police said in a statement, adding that one officer sustained minor injuries during one of the incidents.

Videos circulating online appeared to show people fighting outside the Hindu Sabha Mandir, which is located just off of The Gore Road, during a protest in the area where Khalistan flags, representative of the push for Sikh independence within India, were seen.

Police identified the suspects arrested as 42-year-old Mississauga resident Dilpreet Singh Bouns, a 23-year-old Brampton resident -- identified only as Vikas -- and a 31-year-old man from Mississauga named Amritpal Singh as the suspects.

A fourth individual, who was not identified, was arrested on an outstanding unrelated warrant and released.

Police said an off-duty Peel police officer was also seen in a video circulating online taking part in one of the demonstrations. The unnamed officer has been suspended, pending an investigation.

"We are aware of a video circulating on social media that shows an off-duty Peel Police officer involved in a demonstration. This officer has since been suspended per the Community Safety and Policing Act," a statement provided by Peel police on Monday states.

"We are investigating the circumstances in totality depicted in the video and are unable to provide further information until this investigation is complete."

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Indian counterpart PM Narendra Modi have both issued statements about the incident, with the former saying the "acts of violence" were "unacceptable".

"Every Canadian has the right to practise their faith freely and safely. Thank you to the Peel Regional Police for swiftly responding to protect the community and investigate this incident," Trudeau wrote.

For PM Narendra Modi's part, he called the incident at Hindu Sabha Mandir a "deliberate attack".

"Equally appalling are the cowardly attempts to intimidate our diplomats. Such acts of violence will never weaken India's resolve. We expect the Canadian government to ensure justice and uphold the rule of law," he said.

According to the group Sikhs for Justice, Khalistan supporters were protesting the presence of Indian officials who were visiting the temple and providing consular services.

The incident marks another low point between the two countries.

Last month, Ottawa accused India's Home Minister Amit Shah of targeting Sikh activists, which the Indian government has rejected.

Previously, Trudeau said there were "credible allegations" that the Indian government was connected to the assassination of Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in British Columbia last year.

--IANS

India To Host England, Australia, Bangladesh, Zimbabwe As Women's FTP For 2025-29 Announced

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