Sourav Ganguly insists India are committed to hosting England next year ahead of the 2021 Indian Premier League.
England's original white-ball tour to India, slated to start next month, was a casualty of the coronavirus pandemic.
According to the International cricket Council's Future Tours Programme (FTP), India are scheduled to tour Australia in December and host England for their last five world Test championship matches in early 2021.
Ganguly, president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, said in an email: "The BCCI and the Indian cricket team will continue to fulfil its FTP commitments.
"The senior Indian men's team will travel to Australia for its series starting in December this year, and will come back to the country for a series against England starting February next year. This will be followed by IPL 2021 in April."
The start date for this year's edition of the IPL has been pushed back repeatedly due to the coronavirus pandemic and will now be held in the UAE.
Starting September 19, the world's most lucrative league is set to be held in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah with the final on November 10.
Several teams, including Virat Kohli's Mumbai Indians, touched down in the Emirates this past week ahead of the six-week tournament.
While the IPL will be played in a bio-secure environment, the Emirates Cricket Board hopes fans will be allowed at the venues at some stage of the tournament.
Ganguly also confirmed the BCCI's readiness to host the 2021 T20 World Cup, which was originally scheduled for Australia this year before being cancelled due to the Covid-19 outbreak, and the 50-over showpiece event in 2023.
Australia will host the T20 World Cup in 2022.
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UAE venues to host 2020 IPL
