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In 2015, the Indian national cricket team reached the semifinal of the [[2015 Cricket World Cup]] where Virat Kohli and Ravichandran Ashwin plays a massive role.

==Cricket World Cup Australia/New Zealand==
India participated in ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 hosted by [[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.icc-cricket.com/cricket-world-cup/teams/ireland |title=Ireland - Cricket Teams | ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 |publisher=Icc-cricket.com |date=2015-03-15 |accessdate=2015-10-31 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924041904/http://www.icc-cricket.com/cricket-world-cup/teams/ireland |archivedate=2015-09-24 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-series/2223/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/matches |title=ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 live scores, results and fixtures |publisher=Cricbuzz |date= |accessdate=2015-10-31}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Date !! Opposition !! Result !! Stage
|-
| style="background:lightgreen;"|15 Feb || style="background:lightgreen;"|{{cr|PAK}} || style="background:lightgreen;"|won by 76 runs || style="background:lightgreen;"|Group
|-
| style="background:lightgreen;"|22 Feb || style="background:lightgreen;"|{{cr|RSA}} || style="background:lightgreen;"|won by 130 runs || style="background:lightgreen;"|Group
|-
| style="background:lightgreen;"|28 Feb || style="background:lightgreen;"|{{cr|UAE}} || style="background:lightgreen;"|won by 9 wickets || style="background:lightgreen;"|Group
|-
| style="background:lightgreen;"|06 Mar || style="background:lightgreen;"|{{cr|WIN}} || style="background:lightgreen;"|won by 4 wickets || style="background:lightgreen;"|Group
|-
| style="background:lightgreen;"|10 Mar || style="background:lightgreen;"|{{cr|IRE}} || style="background:lightgreen;"|won by 8 wickets || style="background:lightgreen;"|Group
|-
| style="background:lightgreen;"|14 Mar || style="background:lightgreen;"|{{cr|ZIM}} || style="background:lightgreen;"|won by 6 wickets || style="background:lightgreen;"|Group
|-
| style="background:lightgreen;"|19 Mar || style="background:lightgreen;"|{{cr|BAN}} || style="background:lightgreen;"|won by 109 runs || style="background:lightgreen;"|Quarter Final
|-
| style="background:pink;"|26 Mar || style="background:pink;"|{{cr|AUS}} || style="background:pink;"|lost by 95 runs || style="background:pink;"|Semi Final
|}

;* Interesting facts about {{cr|IND}}:
# {{cr|IND}} beat {{cr|PAK}} for the sixth time in row in [[ICC Cricket World Cup]] and maintained winning streak by taking 6–0 lead which started from [[1992 Cricket World Cup]]. Till this edition of Men's ODI World Cup {{cr|PAK}} has never beaten {{cr|IND}} in [[ICC Cricket World Cup]].
# After losing three times (1992, 1999, 2011) against {{cr|RSA}}, {{cr|IND}} finally got a win against {{cr|RSA}} in [[ICC Cricket World Cup]].
# {{cr|IND}} bowled out the opposition in all the game that {{cr|IND}} won but were all out when the team lost to {{cr|AUS}}.
# {{cr|IND}} was unbeaten until the defeat against {{cr|AUS}} in semis.

{{TwoLeg start}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''{{fb-rt|IND}}'''||2–0|{{fb|NEP}}||[[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round#India v Nepal|2–0]]|[[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round#Nepal v India|0–0]]}}
|}
{{Football box |id="India v Nepal"
|date=12 March 2015
|time=19:00 [[UTC+05:30|UTC+5:30]]
|team1={{fb-rt|IND}}
|score=2–0
|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150315045004/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=275167/match=300311249/index.html Report (FIFA)]<br />[http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=9223&stageid=355&tMode=H&view=ajax&show=matchsummary Report (AFC)]
|team2={{fb|NEP}}
|goals1=[[Sunil Chhetri|Chhetri]] {{goal|53||71}}
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium]], [[Guwahati]]
|attendance=11,200
|referee= [[Aziz Asimov]] ([[Uzbekistan Football Federation|Uzbekistan]])
}}
{{Football box |id="Nepal v India"
|date=17 March 2015
|time=15:30 [[UTC+05:45|UTC+5:45]]
|team1={{fb-rt|NEP}}
|score=0–0
|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150317011330/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=275167/match=300311253/index.html Report (FIFA)]<br />[http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=9229&stageid=355&tMode=H&view=ajax&show=matchsummary Report (AFC)]
|team2={{fb|IND}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Dasarath Rangasala Stadium]], [[Kathmandu]]
|attendance=10,500
|referee=[[Khamis Al-Marri]] ([[Qatar Football Association|Qatar]])
}}
'''[[India national football team|India]]''' won 2–0 on aggregate and advanced to the [[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round|second round]].

===Second round===
{{Main|2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round}}

* Draws were taken out on 14 April 2015 and matches began on 11 June 2015. There were forty teams divided in eight groups of five teams each, with India assigned to Group D. Of the six matches played by India during 2015, India won 1 and lost 5.

==Events==

===January===
* 28 December-14 – 11 January-15: Matches of [[2014–15 Indian Federation Cup|XXXVI Indian Federation Cup]] will be scheduled.
* 5 January - 11 January: [[2015 Aircel Chennai Open|Chennai Open]] is scheduled.
[[2015 Indian Federation Cup Final|XXXVI Indian Federation Cup Final]] scheduled at [[Fatorda Stadium|Jawaharlal Nehru]], [[Madgaon]].
* 20 January - 25 January: [[2015 India Open Grand Prix Gold|II Indian Open Grand Prix Gold]] is scheduled at [[Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium]] in [[Lucknow]].
* 17 January: [[2014–15 I-League|VIII I-League season]] begins.
* 22 January: [[2015 Hockey India League|III HIL season]] will begin.
* 31 January - 14 February: [[2015 National Games of India|XXXV National Games]] will be held in [[Thiruvananthapuram]] in [[Kerala]].

===February===
* 22 February: [[2015 Hockey India League|III HIL season]] final. [[Hockey India League|Hero HIL]] ended. [[Ranchi Rays]] won the final by beating [[Punjab Warriors|Jaypee Punjab Warriors]] in 3-2 penalty shootout after score were leveled 2-2.

===March===
* 10 March - 14 March: [[Indian Open (snooker)|2015 Indian Open Snooker]] is scheduled in [[Grand Hyatt Mumbai|Grand Hyatt Hotel, Mumbai]]. [[Michael White (snooker player)|Michael White]] of {{flagicon|Wales}} [[Wales]] was the winner.
* 12 March: [[2014–15 Ranji Trophy|80th Ranji Trophy season]] will end. {{fb|IND}} beat {{fb|NEP}} 2–0 in the first leg of [[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|AFC FIFA World Cup Qualification]] for [[2018 FIFA World Cup|2018 FIFA World Cup, Russia]].
* 17 March: Second leg of [[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|AFC FIFA World Cup Qualification]] was drawn 0-0 played between {{fb|IND}} and {{fb|NEP}}

===April===
* 8 April: [[2015 Indian Premier League|VIII IPL season]] will begin.

===May===
* 18 May: [[2014–15 I-League|VIII I-League season]] end.
* 24 May: [[2015 Indian Premier League|VIII IPL season]] final. [[Indian Premier League|Pepsi IPL]] season ends.

===September===
* [[2015 Indian Super League|II ISL]] will kick off.
* [[Fever Bowling Championship 2015|Ten Pin Bowling League]] will be held.

===December===
* [[2015 Indian Super League|II ISL]] will end.

===Unknown===
* [[Hero Indian Open|Indian Open Golf]] may take place.
* [[2015 FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship]] is scheduled in [[Bangalore]].
* [[2015 SAFF Championship|XI SAFF Championship]] will take place in September or December.

==Major National Leagues==
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center; border:none"
|-
! rowspan=2| Game
! colspan=2| Duration
! rowspan=2| League
! rowspan=2| Season
! rowspan=2| Winner
! rowspan=2| Notes
|-
! Start
! End
|-
| [[File:Football pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Association football|Football]]
| 17 January
| May
| [[I-League]]
| [[2014-15 I-League|8th season]]
|
| Eighth season of India's premier football tournament.
|-
| [[File:Field hockey pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Field Hockey|Hockey]]
| 22 January
| 22 February
| [[Hockey India League]] (HIL)
| [[2015 Hockey India League|3rd season]]
| [[Ranchi Rays]] (First title)
| After [[Ranchi Rhinos]] won the first title, this is the second time a [[Ranchi]] team won the HIL title. Out of three champions two are from Ranchi.
|-
| [[File:Cricket pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Twenty20]]
| 8 April
| 24 May
| [[Indian Premier League]] (IPL)
| [[2015 Indian Premier League|8th season]]
|
| Eighth season of India's main sport tournament.
|-
| [[File:Football pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Association football|Football]]
| September
| December
| [[Indian Super League]] (ISL)
| [[2015 Indian Super League|2nd season]]
|
| Second season of India's IPL Style football tournament.
|-
| [[File:Tennis pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Lawn Tennis|Tennis]]
| colspan=2| TBA
| [[International Premier Tennis League]] (ITPL)
| [[2015 International Premier Tennis League season|2 <sup>nd</sup> season]]
|
| Second season of Asian tennis league. [[Indian Aces|Micromax Indian Aces]] will represent [[India]]. A new team from [[Japan]] will be introduced, [[Japan Warriors]].
|}

; Uncertain to take place:
* [[Champions Tennis League]] - Second season may take place.
* [[Indian Badminton League]] - Second season may take place in June.
* [[Pro Kabaddi League]] - Second season may take place in July.
* [[World Kabaddi League]] - Second season may take place.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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