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Avid cricket supporters will have to pay 40% tax on the Indian Premier League (IPL) tickets following a reform in Goods and Services Tax (GST) slabs. A huge section of society are praising the changes but cricket fans are disappointed as tax on league tickets were 28% but with the newly-announced tax slab, they might have to pay high prices for the tickets. IPL tickets are placed in the luxury category by the government so the centre took the step to tax 40% on them alongside betting and casinos. The new changes will come into effect on September 22.
IPL came into existence in 2008 and since then, it has flourished incredibly. In 18 years, IPL has got the cash-rich league tag as it earns massive profit every year after organising the competition. It generates $6-7 billion in revenue annually. IPL has also garnered more than 600 million supporters.
Breakdown of IPL tickets prices after new GST reforms
With IPL gettiing covered in the 40% GST slab, questions are now whether other sporting leagues such as Indian Super League (ISL) and Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) tickets prices will also fall under 40% tax bracket. Fans have to wait for clarity from the government on this matter. However, international matches haven't been put under the new tax regime which means Team India supporters will have to pay the same price to cheer for the Men In Blue at stadiums.
Here's the breakdown of how the IPL ticket prices after the new GST reforms
- Rs 500 ticket: Rs 700 (up from Rs 640)
- Rs 1,000 ticket: Rs 1,400 (up from Rs 1,280)
- Rs 2,000 ticket: Rs 2,800 (up from Rs 2,560)
IPL 2025 started on March 22 and was played in two phases as the India-Pakistan conflict created a war like situation after the Pahalgam attack. The incidents forced the organisers to halt the activities for eight days. On May 17, the league returned and it was played until June 3.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) played their fourth final of the league and beat Punjab Kings (PBKS) by six runs to lift the coveted trophy. Punjab, who advanced to the finals for the second time, again missed the opportunity to win the title. Gujarat Titans (GT) campaign concluded in the playoffs after losing to Mumbai Indians (MI) in Eliminator but their stalwarts Sai Sudharsan and Prasidh Krishna won the Orange Cap and Purple Cap respectively.
Sudharsan played 15 matches and notched up 759 runs with a hundred and six fifties at a strike rate of 156.17. Krishna bagged 25 wickets in 15 contests at an economy of 8.27 and concluded the competition as the leading wicket-taker.
