India ready to host England Tests in February ahead of 2021 IPL, Sourav Ganguly says

Royal Challengers Bangalore and India captain Virat Kohli has landed in Dubai for IPL 2020. Courtesy Virat Kohli twitter / @imVkohli

Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma with wife Ritika and daughter Samaira in Abu Dhabi for IPL 2020. Courtesy Mumbai Indians twitter / @mipaltan

Mumbai Indians fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah is in UAE for IPL 2020. Courtesy Mumbai Indians twitter / @mipaltan

Mumbai Indians all-rounder Krunal Pandya with wife Pankhuri in Abu Dhabi. Courtesy Mumbai Indians twitter / @mipaltan

Mumbai Indians all-rounder Hardik Pandya after arriving in Abu Dhabi. Courtesy Mumbai Indians twitter / @mipaltan

Mumbai Indians bowler Dhawal Kulkarni and daughter Nitara in Abu Dhabi. Courtesy Mumbai Indians twitter / @mipaltan

Kings XI Punjab captain KL Rahul is ready for IPL 2020 in UAE. Courtesy Kings XI Punjab twitter / @lionsdenkxip

Mumbai Indians on their way to the UAE for the IPL. Courtesy Mumbai Indians twitter / @mipaltan

Royal Challengers Bangalore team on their way to Dubai for IPL 2020 in the UAE. Courtesy Royal Challengers Bangalore twitter / @RCBTweets

Mumbai Indians' Aditya Tare with his family on his way to Abu Dhabi for IPL 2020. Courtesy Mumbai Indians twitter / @mipaltan

Mumbai Indians' Surya Kumar Yadav with wife Devisha on their way to Abu Dhabi. Courtesy Mumbai Indians twitter / @mipaltan

Royal Challengers Bangalore pacer Umesh Yadav, right, before travelling to Dubai for IPL 2020. Courtesy Royal Challengers Bangalore twitter / @RCBTweets

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