ICC Cricket World Cup’23 Matches Likely To Take Place In Guwahati’s Barsapara Cricket Stadium

GUWAHATI: According to sources, the Guwahati Barsapara Stadium has been chosen as the host location for the October 5-starting 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup.

The competition will be held in 12 cities across India over the course of 46 days. The Barsapara Stadium in Guwahati has reportedly been added to the list of World Cup venues.

Among the others are Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Dharamsala, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Lucknow, Indore, Rajkot, and Mumbai.

According to EspnCricinfo, the 2023 Cricket World Cup final will take place in the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India, on November 19, as announced by the International Cricket Council (ICC).

According to media reports, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) promised tax exemption and visa approval for the Pakistan cricket team. Normally, the International Cricket Council (ICC) releases the schedule a year in advance, but this time there was a delay.

The BCCI is said to have given the international organization assurances that the Indian government will approve visas for the Pakistan contingent at the ICC's quarterly meetings last weekend in Dubai.

In regards to the question of tax exemptions, the BCCI is anticipated to inform the ICC shortly on the precise position of the Indian government.

When three men's events—the 2016 T20 World Cup, the 2018 Champions Trophy (later changed to the 2021 T20 World Cup, which was moved to the UAE and Oman due to the pandemic), and the 2023 ODI World Cup—were awarded to India in 2014, the BCCI and the ICC signed a host agreement that included the tax exemption.

According to the contract, the BCCI was "obligated" to assist the ICC (and all of its corporate partners) in obtaining tax exemptions.

The Indian tax authorities told the ICC last year that the broadcast proceeds from the 2023 World Cup will be subject to a 20% tax order (excluding surcharges).

The BCCI noted that any taxes "incurred" by ICC will be "adjusted" against the Indian board's profits from ICC's central revenue pool in a memo sent to its members, state associations.  

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