The ODI World Cup 2023 is anticipated to begin on October 5 and conclude on November 19. Also, according to information obtained by ESPNcricinfo, the world’s largest cricket stadium in Ahmedabad will serve as the final venue for BCCI, the 10-team event’s host, which has narrowed its options to at least a dozen locations.
Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Dharamsala, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Lucknow, Indore, Rajkot, and Mumbai are also on the shortlist in addition to Ahmedabad. 48 matches total, including three knockout rounds, will be played throughout the course of the 46-day event.
Apart from the main title bout, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has not yet determined the venues for any games or the cities where teams will play warm-up matches. The delay in finalizing the venues is due to the complexity of the monsoon season receding at different times in various parts of India.
Typically, the International Cricket Council (ICC) releases World Cup schedules at least a year before the tournament, but this time, they have been waiting for the BCCI to obtain the necessary approvals from the Indian government. This includes two crucial issues: obtaining a tax exemption for the tournament and visa clearance for the Pakistan team, which has not played in India since early 2013, except at ICC events. At the ICC’s quarterly meetings in Dubai last weekend, the BCCI reportedly assured the global body that visas for the Pakistan team would be approved by the Indian government.
The ODI World Cup 2023 is anticipated to begin on October 5 and conclude on November 19. Also, according to information obtained by ESPNcricinfo, the world’s largest cricket stadium in Ahmedabad will serve as the final venue for BCCI, the 10-team event’s host, which has narrowed its options to at least a dozen locations.
Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Dharamsala, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Lucknow, Indore, Rajkot, and Mumbai are also on the shortlist in addition to Ahmedabad. 48 matches total, including three knockout rounds, will be played throughout the course of the 46-day event.
The previous year, the Indian tax authorities notified the International Cricket Council (ICC) that it would be subject to a 20% tax rate (excluding surcharges) for its broadcast income from the 2023 World Cup. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) distributed a message to its members, the state associations, highlighting that any taxes “incurred” by the ICC would be “offset” against the BCCI’s earnings from the ICC’s central revenue pool.
The ICC’s expected broadcasting revenue from the 2023 World Cup was indicated in the memo by the BCCI as USD 533.29 million. It claimed that a tax order of 10.92% on that would have a “financial impact” on it of around UDS 58.23 million (the BCCI’s note put the amount as USD 52.23 million, which seems to be a typo given the percentages listed). If the tax component were to be 21.84% as the Indian tax authorities like, that would more than quadruple to over USD 116.47 million.
