Cricket is hugely popular in India with a large fan followings. All the formats of Cricket like Test Matches, ODI Matches and Twenty20 Matches are organised extensively in India. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is in charge of organising and governing all kinds of cricketing activities in India. The Test matches are considered to be the oldest format of Cricket and it is also considered to be the toughest among all the three formats. The Test matches in India are quite popular and are played for five long days. The Indian cricket team has established itself as one of the top teams in Test cricket.

The Test matches in India are mainly organised between the Indian team and another top cricket playing nation in a series format. The Indian team mainly play two-match, three-match or five-match Test series against the top cricket teams like Australia, England, West Indies, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, South Africa, New Zealand etc. All these teams visit India in a regular basis to play both the Test and ODI matches, however, most of the emphasis are given to the Test matches in India. People love to watch the test matches in India to witness the highest level of skill of the cricketers.

The BCCI organises Test matches in India in a number of venues. A number of stadiums are there famed for organising breathtaking test matches in India. The stadiums have all the required modern facilities for successfully organising Test matches. Some of the major stadiums that organise Test matches in India are Eden Gardens, Kolkata; the Punjab C. A. Stadium, Mohali; the Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi; the Barabati Stadium, Cuttack, Orissa; the Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad; the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai; the Sardar Patel (Gujarat) Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad; the Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur, Rajasthan; the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangaluru; the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai; the Vidarbha C.A. Ground, Nagpur; the Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai; the Green Park Stadium, Kanpur etc.