January-March: Test season peaks
January through March is the peak of the men's Test calendar. India hosts touring sides (this year England and South Africa), Australia tours India for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, England tours the West Indies, and South Africa plays at home against Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The COMESPORTSBUZZ cricket desk runs dedicated coverage of every series, with daily verdicts, predicted XIs, toss reports and pitch notes.
The women's international calendar runs in parallel, with the Women's Premier League (WPL) taking centre stage in February and March. The COMESPORTSBUZZ cricket desk covers the WPL with the same depth as the men's game - live scores, match analysis, player profiles and editor verdicts.
April-May: IPL and the T20 calendar
April and May belong to the Indian Premier League. The IPL runs for ten weeks, with 74 matches across ten franchises, and the COMESPORTSBUZZ cricket desk treats it as a major editorial event. Live scores, ball-by-ball notes, fantasy cricket coverage, the impact-player leaderboard, and editor verdicts on every match. The WPL runs alongside the men's IPL playoffs, giving the desk a continuous cricket schedule.
May also brings the T20 World Cup qualifiers, the start of the English county season, and the Caribbean Premier League player draft. The desk covers all of these with dedicated centres, with the same sourcing standards as the senior men's internationals.
June-August: T20Is and the Hundred
June through August is the T20 window. The Hundred runs in July and August, with eight city-based franchises playing a 34-match tournament. The Caribbean Premier League follows, with six franchises and 34 matches in September and October. The Major League Cricket in the United States rounds out the franchise calendar.
The T20 international calendar is also busy in this window. India tours the West Indies, Australia hosts Pakistan, England tours South Africa, and the Asia Cup is played in even-numbered years. The COMESPORTSBUZZ cricket desk covers every series with the same depth as the Test calendar.
September-December: ODI and Test season
September through December is the ODI and Test window. The Champions Trophy is played in February-March (next year), the ODI World Cup is played every four years (next in 2027), and the bilateral ODI and Test series run continuously. The ICC Test Championship runs on a two-year cycle, with the top two teams contesting the final at Lord's in June 2027.
The Big Bash League, SA20 and the ILT20 run their auctions in this window, with the COMESPORTSBUZZ cricket desk covering the auction strategy, the marquee names and the squad depth of each franchise. The desk also covers the under-19 international calendar, with the U19 World Cup played every two years.