It was a disturbing déjà vu. The refusal of the Indian women's cricket team to receive the award from a bona fide ACC nominee, who happens to be a Pakistani, is an extension of the chauvinism increasingly evident in India's body politic. This was reminiscent of the controversial conduct of Suryakumar Yadav and his team during an Asia Cup match in Dubai last year, when they did not shake hands with the Green Shirts. This time around, Captain Kaur's remarks that the decision had been taken by the BCCI not to participate in the ceremony presided over by........

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