Afghanistan Host India In India, But Who Pays For T20 Series: BCCI Or ACB?

IND
vs
AFG
T20Is:
I dia
a d
Afgha ista
a e
set
to
face
each
othe
i
a
th ee-match
T20I
se ies
begi i g
Septembe
13,
but
the
fixtu e
list
comes
with
a
u usual
twist.
While
the
matches
will
all
be
staged
at
Delhi’s
A u
Jaitley
Stadium,
Afgha ista
will
officially
be
the
host.
The
se ies
is
scheduled
to
take
place
o
Septembe
13,
15
a d
17,
c eati g
a
a e
situatio
i
which
I dia
is
tech ically
playi g
a
away
se ies
without
leavi g
the
cou t y.
That
a a geme t
atu ally
aises
a
i te esti g
questio :
if
Afgha ista
is
the
host,
who
is
espo sible
fo
the
costs
a d
who
eceives
the
eve ue?

Afgha ista
C icket
Boa d
To
Foot
The
Bill

Despite
the
matches
bei g
held
i
I dia,
the
Afgha ista
C icket
Boa d
(ACB)
emai s
the
official
host
a d
will
the efo e
take
espo sibility
fo
the
majo
expe ses
associated
with
the
se ies.

The
ACB
is
expected
to
cove
costs
li ked
to
the
visiti g
team’s
accommodatio
a d
t a spo tatio ,
while
also
taki g
ca e
of
the
stadium
e tal
cha ges
a d
othe
o ga isatio al
expe ses.

Read
Mo e:

E gla d
All-Rou de
Fo ced
I to
Reti eme t
Afte
Se ious
Neck
I ju y

This
mea s
that
simply
playi g
the
se ies
o
I dia
soil
does
ot
shift
the
fi a cial
espo sibility
to
the
Boa d
of
Co t ol
fo
C icket
i
I dia
(BCCI).

The
BCCI,
howeve ,
is
expected
to
assist
with
the
logistical
side
of
the
a a geme t.

Its
ole
i cludes
helpi g
p ovide
access
to
g ou ds,
secu ity
a d
othe
ope atio al
equi eme ts.
The
I dia
boa d
ca
also
help
the
ACB
secu e
va ious
se vices
a d
supplies
at
favou able
ates.

I
sho t,
the
BCCI
p ovides
suppo t,
while
the
ACB
ca ies
the
p ima y
fi a cial
bu de
as
the
official
host.

Who
Gets
The
Se ies
Reve ue?

The
u usual
hosti g
a a geme t
also
affects
whe e
the
comme cial
p oceeds
go.

Si ce
Afgha ista
is
officially
stagi g
the
se ies,
the
ACB
is
expected
to
etai
the
eve ue
ge e ated
f om
the
comme cial
side
of
the
co test.

This
i cludes
i come
associated
with
b oadcasti g
ights,
spo so ships
a d
othe
comme cial
ag eeme ts.

Ticket
sales
f om
the
th ee
matches
a e
also
expected
to
co t ibute
to
the
ACB’s
eve ue.

The efo e,
although
New
Delhi
will
se ve
as
the
ve ue
fo
all
th ee
e cou te s,
the
fi a cial
st uctu e
emai s
that
of
a
Afgha ista -hosted
se ies.

The
a a geme t
offe s
Afgha ista
the
oppo tu ity
to
host
a
majo
bilate al
se ies
agai st
I dia
while
avoidi g
the
logistical
challe ges
of
stagi g
the
fixtu es
i
Afgha ista .

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