English cricket team in India in 2020–21

The England cricket team is scheduled to tour India from January to March 2021 to play five Test matches, three One Day International (ODI) and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.[1] The Tests will form part of the inaugural 2019–21 ICC World Test Championship,[2] and the ODI series will form part of the inaugural 2020–22 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League.[3] In February 2020, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced that they would like to play a day/night Test match at the refurbished Motera Stadium.[4]

English cricket team in India in 2020–21
 
  India England
Dates January – March 2021
Test series
One Day International series
Twenty20 International series

Originally, England were scheduled to tour India in September and October 2020 to play the ODI and T20I matches.[5] However, after the 2020 ICC Men's T20 World Cup was postponed by one year due to the COVID-19 pandemic,[6] the 2020 Indian Premier League was rescheduled to be played in its place.[7] The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) confirmed the changes to England's tour in August 2020.[8]

References
  1. "England white-ball tour of India postponed until 2021". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  2. "Men's Future Tours Programme" (PDF). International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  3. "Schedule for inaugural World Test Championship announced". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  4. "India to play day-night Test in Australia, Ahmedabad likely to host pink-ball Test against England". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  5. "Complete schedule of Indian cricket team in 2020 including the all-important tour of Australia and T20 World Cup". The National. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  6. "Men's T20 World Cup postponement FAQs". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  7. "England's white-ball tour of India postponed until 2021". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  8. "England men's white-ball Tour to India postponed until early 2021". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
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