Men’s ODI WC 2023 to begin on Oct 5, final in Ahmedabad on Nov 19: Report

The ICC Men’s ODI World Cup 2023 is probably going to begin on October 5 and the final to be held on the world’s largest cricket stadium — Narendra Modi Stadium — in Ahmedabad on November 19.

Apart from Ahmedabad, BCCI has shortlisted at the very least greater than 10 venues for the mega occasion. The different venues embrace Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Dharamsala, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Lucknow, Indore, Rajkot and Mumbai.

The World Cup that includes 10 groups, could have 48 matches together with three knockouts throughout the 46-day interval, an ESPNcricinfo report mentioned.

Besides the final, the BCCI has not finalised the desired venues for any video games as but, or the 2 or three cities the place groups will play the warm-ups. The problems posed by the monsoon season receding at totally different factors in totally different components of India has brought about the delay.

Notably, the ICC broadcasts World Cup schedules at the very least a 12 months in advance, however this time the world governing physique has additionally been ready for the BCCI to get the required clearances from the Indian authorities.

The report additional mentioned that getting a tax exemption for the event, and visa clearance for the Pakistan group, which has not performed in India besides at ICC occasions since early 2013, are the foremost points.

It has been learnt that the BCCI on the ICC’s quarterly conferences in Dubai final weekend have assured the worldwide physique that visas for the Pakistan contingent will likely be cleared by the Indian authorities. As for the tax exemption subject, the BCCI is predicted to replace the ICC quickly on the precise place of the Indian authorities.

The tax exemption has been a part of the host’s settlement the BCCI signed with the ICC in 2014, when three males’s occasions have been awarded to India: the 2016 T20 World Cup, the 2018 Champions Trophy (later modified to 2021 T20 World Cup, which was moved to the UAE and Oman due to the pandemic) and the 2023 ODI World Cup. As per the settlement, the BCCI was “obligated” to assist the ICC (and all its business companions concerned in the event) safe tax waivers.

Last 12 months, the ICC was knowledgeable by the Indian tax authorities that it could be charged a 20 per cent tax order (excluding surcharges) for its broadcast income from the 2023 World Cup.

The BCCI in a observe distributed to its members — state associations — identified that any tax “incurred” by ICC can be “adjusted” in opposition to the Indian board’s revenues from ICC’s central income pool.

In the observe, the BCCI listed the ICC’s estimated broadcasting revenue from the 2023 World Cup at USD 533.29 million.

It mentioned the “financial impact” it could endure for a ten.92% tax order on that may be round UDS 58.23 million (the BCCI’s observe listed the determine as USD 52.23 million, which seems to be an error given the odds listed). That would greater than double to roughly USD 116.47 million if the tax element have been to be 21.84%, as desired by the Indian tax authorities.