ICC reminds BCCI of 'tax exemptions' as Shashank Manohar's tenure comes to a close: Report

In February, International Cricket Council (ICC) sent out a single-p letter to all cricket boards of ir associate members. According to a media report, letter stated that if respective central governments of se boards failed to provide guarantees like tax exemptions within deadline, y will t be able to host any ICC events between 2023 and 2031 cricketing calendar. letter was directly aimed towards Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) since India is currently scheduled to host 2021 T20 World Cup and 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup.

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ICC threatens BCCI of losing T20 World Cup hosting rights

According to a report in Times of India, ICC has once again reminded BCCI of submitting a letter stating detailed guarantees of ir tax exemptions for 2021 T20 World Cup and 2023 50-overs World Cup. report furr states that BCCI is already a month behind in delivering said letter to apex body. However, as BCCI’s cricketing projects are currently struck with coronavirus pandemic just like rest of cricket boards, an official recently stated y have to wait until crisis eases out in country.

subject was reportedly discussed in a meeting between BCCI and ICC on May 8. According to a claim made by a BCCI source to leading Indian daily, continuous demand by ICC is t “earth-shattering” like current coronavirus situation across country. source cited example of T20 World Cup 2016 which was also hosted by India, but tax exemption letter was signed just one month prior to tournament.

This news also comes at a time when many believe that BCCI President Sourav Ganguly could succeed fellow Indian Shashank Mahar as ICC chairman, as latter's period at post would be ending soon. 

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T20 World Cup 2020 and India lockdown’s impact on IPL 2020

In or news, contagious nature of coronavirus disease prompted BCCI to indefinitely postpone launch of Indian Premier League 2020 (IPL 2020) season. In late April, BCCI President Sourav Ganguly stated that re are immediate plans of hosting any cricketing activities in country at moment. In spite of Sourav Ganguly’s anuncement, BCCI CEO Rahul Johri and apex council member Anshuman Gaekwad recently hinted that IPL 2020 can take up September-vember slot later this year. However, such a move would be made possible only if ICC shifts October-vember’s T20 World Cup in Australia to a later date.

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