Atharva Kambli

In Zimbabwe, some of that was down to security.

A lot of it was down to the Mugabe regime.

So there's always been a link between sport and politics.

But it just seems recently that link is more and more.

It used to be the exception.

It's now...

the norm and it's not just politics and politicians it's players as well players I've seen in the last couple of years like I say it's fairly depressing not shaking hands not lifting the trophy you know cricket used to unite nations and countries that were finding difficulties and now it's pushing people apart you've just got to remember where this recent crisis started

Rahman is playing for Kolkata in the IPL, or he's in the squad.

And inexplicably, he's just suddenly the BCCI say, no, you're going to take him out of that squad because of the ongoing situation with Bangladesh and India.

And everything from that one decision snowballed.

Yeah, I mean, there is a slight difference there and you touched on it in that the late logistical with a month to go, everything set up to go in the tournament.

And I have some sympathy with the ICC there that the late decision to say, right, we're not traveling.

So I guess the real comparison would be and this is the real question that only the ICC can answer.

If it had been India, and in the future, if India, a month before a tournament, say, our government does not want us to go and play in that country in a World Cup, would the ICC have been so firm and say, you know the rules, bad luck, we're knocking you out?

That is the only question that all sides ask for is consistency.

You have to treat Bangladesh the same as you treat Pakistan and the same as you treat India.

Now, India fans will say, cry more.

We have the money.

It's all down.

But with power comes responsibility.