Atharva Kambli

If you are constantly knocking Bangladesh or Pakistan, their cricket diminishes.

And hence, those great games that we've seen in the past between India and Pakistan or India and Bangladesh,

become one-sided, as they have done.

And you say it's concentrated in just that part of the world.

I would argue that the politics is obviously spreading through franchise cricket.

You know, are franchises with Indian owners picking Pakistan players now?

And will they pick Bangladesh players in their franchise teams?

I know the 100, I think the ECB, if I got that right, have said that they will keep an eye on that and make sure that Pakistan players...

That's a game shooting itself in the foot, isn't it?

I mean, if you're Pakistan players and not playing in franchises, then you see other countries and playing an SA-20 and how their cricket's going through the roof.

I'm amazed how well Pakistan have done and continue to do with everything that they're working against.

So I actually...

quite like Bangladesh sticking to their guns.

They stood up for their player, the Fizz.

And I quite like Pakistan.

I know it's political.

I quite like Pakistan sticking up for Bangladesh.

And at some stage, someone's got to say, enough with this politics.

Can we just get back to playing cricket?

So maybe it is a real crunch point because the only way Pakistan can hurt the ICC or even India is with the money and the finances of that India-Pakistan game.