India will be playing against Australia and England more frequently, with a Test or white-ball series scheduled every year (either home or away).
India won’t be playing Pakistan in any bilateral series in the 2023-2027 cycle. In the Future Tours Programme (FTP) sent to all state associations, the board has kept the columns for games against Pakistan ‘blank’.
Besides, multi-nation tournaments, the Indian men’s team will play 38 Tests (20 home and 18 away), 42 ODIs (21 each home and away), and 61 T20Is (31 home and 30 away) in the 2023-2027 cycle.
The BCCI can’t take any decision on a bilateral series with Pakistan until it gets a nod from the Government of India.
Taxing issues
Meanwhile, the BCCI is hopeful of sorting out the tax exemption issue over next year’s Cricket World Cup with the Indian government soon. The Board is obligated to deliver a tax exemption or a tax solution to the ICC for this event.
As per ICC rules, the host country needs to get a tax exemption from its government, but India has no rule in place for granting the full exemption.
The BCCI has advised ICC that in line with the tax order for the 2016 ICC World T20, it was expecting to obtain a 10 percent (excluding surcharges) tax order as an interim measure for the 2023 event within the required timeframe.
“The ICC has now received a 20% (excluding surcharges) tax order for its broadcast revenue for the 2023 event from the tax authorities in India. The BCCI is currently working with the Ministry of Finance, Government of India, and have represented against this 20% (excluding surcharges) tax order at the very highest level and are hopeful that a 10% (excluding surcharges) tax order would be forthcoming shortly,” the BCCI informed its members.