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While the Indian cricket team fans will look forward to Virat Kohli and co's tours of South Africa, England and Australia, the football fans will have their plans chalked out for the FIFA World Cup 2018 in Russia. If that's not enough, there will be Commonwealth Games, Asian Games and much more in 2018. Here's your one-stop guide of schedule of some of the biggest sporting events this year:- A bumper year is in store for all sports fans as 2018 will see Russia host the biggest extravaganza: The football World Cup. Asian Games, Hockey World Cup and CWG too should keep you hooked if you are a lover of sport. Starting with cricket, after a year of dominating performances in home season, year 2018 promises to be the acid Test for Virat Kohli and boys. First India's tour of South Africa January 5 to February 24 3 Tests, 6 ODIs and 3 T20Is Under-19 World Cup January 13 to February 5  New Zealand India's tour of England July 3 to Sep...

The next year will be big for almost all major sports India plays — cricket, hockey, badminton — with round-the-year action pinning fans down in front of TVs or stuck to mobile phones livestreaming the events. While 2017 saw Indian sport consolidate itself —  Virat Kohli  shone as cricket captain and badminton emerged as the Olympic sport with lots of excitement around it — 2018 should be a good indicator of where the country really stands as a sporting nation. The next year will be big for almost all major sports India plays — cricket, hockey, badminton — with round-the-year action pinning fans down in front of TVs or stuck to mobile phones livestreaming the events. The headline sporting event of the year, though, will be the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, a tournament that will be missing Italy, Chile and Holland in the list of the qualified 32. While Indians can sit back and revel in the neutral’s corner during the World Cup, they will,...