Apart from the decision surrounding the T20 World Cup scheduled for October-November in Australia this year, the leaked e-mail exchanges between ICC and BCCI over tax exemption for the T20 World Cup 2021 scheduled in India took centre stage during the ICC board meeting on Thursday.
According to a report in Times of India, members suggested that the issues surrounding the tax dispute and the media coverage should be revisited.
The ICC also launched an inquiry into concerns over the “confidentiality” of its functioning, which the Board felt has been breached in the past few days.
The issues between the BCCI and ICC revolve around the IBC (ICC Business Corporation), the ICC’s commercial arm comprising its directors, rejecting the Indian board’s request for an extension in deadline to provide tax solutions to 30 days after the lockdown, or June 30, whichever is later.
The BCCI had asked for an extension saying the Indian government is busy fighting COVID-19. However, the IBC did not budge saying the BCCI had enough time to provide tax solutions.
However, according to the report, the ICC did not clarify who the members of IBC that are opposed to the deadline extension are. The ICC did not provide any document to support the IBC’s claims either.
