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I know that:

At this time tomorrow, I will be playing cricket.

is used since the so-called future continuous is used to talk about a continuous activity at a specific time in the future. Even present continuous is used to talk about a planned activity in the future. So my question is can we say this?

At this time tomorrow, I am playing cricket.

I am eagerly waiting for the scholars' or experts' comments on this.

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Your sentence is correct.

Want to meet for a coffee (at) this time tomorrow?

-- Sorry, can't. This time tomorrow I'm taking my dog to the veterinarian.

at is optional in conversational English in this instance.

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  • Thank you so much Mr Tim R for answering my question.Most non native speakers of English say that I will be taking my dog to the veterinarian. Even some native speakers have argued with me that I am playing cricket is wrong since it is present continuous. They are surely under the influence of traditional grammarians
    – Jvlnarasimharao
    Commented Oct 11, 2023 at 16:42
  • Please don't 'answer' obvious duplicates (when they're already pointed out, they're usually obvious duplicates).
    – Edwin Ashworth
    Commented Oct 11, 2023 at 16:54
  • This is not surely a duplicate
    – Jvlnarasimharao
    Commented Oct 11, 2023 at 17:04
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    @EdwinAshworth I also wanted to address (at) this time tomorrow.
    – TimR
    Commented Oct 11, 2023 at 20:53
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    @Jvlnarasimharao I will be (I'll be) playing cricket is not incorrect but they are wrong to insist that I am playing is incorrect.
    – TimR
    Commented Oct 11, 2023 at 20:55

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