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India could lose out on hosting 2021 World T20 and 2023 World Cup

ICC CEO Dave Richardson

The BCCI is certainly one of the biggest and most powerful boards in world cricket. And they have a pretty busy four years coming up as they get set to host a couple of big ICC tournaments.

India are scheduled to host the 2021 World T20 (which has replaced the ICC Champions Trophy) and the 2023 World Cup.

However, that can only happen if the tax dispute with the ICC is cleared. The general trend is that the ICC gets tax exemption from the member nations that host the tournaments. However, the Indian government denied the tax exemption back in 2016 when India hosted the World T20. Hence, the ICC has demanded a compensation of approximately INR 160 crore (USD 23 million dollars) in return.

Recent reports from the media suggest that India are in danger of losing out on the chance to host the two big showpiece events. “If ICC goes ahead with 2021 T20 and 2023 World Cup in India, it may have to cough up more than Rs. 150 crore in taxes only,” an ICC official was quoted saying.

However, a BCCI office bearer said that they have informed the ICC to wait until the completion of the Lok Sabha elections before continuing the talk of the tax exemption.