This World Cup is a global event in name only. Realistically, it is a tournament staged by and for India, and its cricket board, the BCCI. That’s a shame.
“It didn’t seem like an ICC event to be brutally honest. It seemed like a bilateral series; it seemed like a BCCI event.”
Back in March, Australia played a Test match in Ahmedabad that was effectively used as the excuse for a Modi rally on the opening day. India’s prime minister was driven around the ground on a kitsch chariot, accompanied by his Once the tournament starts, however, everyone should have a clear idea of what is happening, right? Wrong.
This, according to sources with knowledge of planning, speaking anonymously due to the confidential nature of discussions, led to a stand-off. All the while, there is fear. Of getting off side with India, of being targeted for retribution by the BCCI, of being rounded upon by the kinds of forces that pushed the respected Pakistani broadcaster Zainab Abbas out of India for past comments on social media.
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