With less than five months left before the start of the Paris 2024 Olympics, the race for qualification has intensified. With Indian athletes like Virat Kohli, Sunil Chhetri, PV Sindhu, Rohan Bopanna, Shiva Thapa, Manika Batra, and Praveen Chithravel starring in multiple sports across the world, let us check out the full Indian sports calendar for March.
Indian Sports Calendar for March
Cricket
The red-ball season will come to an end with the India vs England Test series and the Ranji Trophy coming to a conclusion. Meanwhile, five days after the world’s best women’s franchise league ends, the biggest men’s cricket franchise league will begin.
CompetitionDateIndia vs England 4th TestMarch 7-11Ranji Trophy 2023-24Ends on March 17Indian Premier League (IPL)Starts from March 22Women’s Premier League (WPL)Ends on March 17
Badminton
The action-packed month will see PV Sindhu, HS Prannoy, Lakshya Sen, and the World No. 1 duo of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy in action.
CompetitionDateFrench OpenMarch 5-10Orleans MastersMarch 12-17All England Open Badminton ChampionshipsMarch 12 to March 17Swiss OpenMarch 19 to March 24Madrid Spain MastersMarch 26 to March 31
Football
For a chance to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the Indian football team will face Afghanistan in the AFC Asian Qualifiers.
CompetitionDateAfghanistan vs IndiaMarch 22India vs AfghanistanMarch 26
Tennis
Sumit Nagal and Rohan Bopanna will be in action in two of the biggest tennis tournaments of the year.
CompetitionDateIndian Wells MastersMarch 3-17Miami OpenMarch 17-31
Athletics
Praveen Chithravel, Jeswin Aldrin, Jyothi Yarraji, and Tajinder Pal Singh Toor will be some of the biggest Indian athletes in action at the 2024 World Indoor Athletics Championships.
CompetitionDateWorld Indoor Athletics Championships 2024 March 1-3
Boxing
Deepak Bhoria, Mohammed Hussamuddin, Shiva Thapa, Nishant Dev, Lakshya Chahar, Sanjeet Kumar, Narender Berwal, Jaismine Lamboria, and Ankushita Boro will be in action at the 2024 World Qualification Tournament 1.
CompetitionDateWorld Qualification Tournament 1 2024March 3-11
Table Tennis
Manika Batra, Sharath Kamal, Manika Batra, and Ankushita Boro will be in action at these events.
CompetitionDateSingapore SmashMarch 7-17Champions IncheonMarch 27-31
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