Hours before the T20 World Cup, it is difficult to tell who is teaching whom a lesson. First, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) wanted to teach Shah Rukh Khan a lesson by asking Kolkata Knight Riders to unpick Mustafizur Rahman after he had been chosen in the IPL auction. Then Bangladesh wanted to teach India a lesson by asking for their matches to be shifted to Sri Lanka. The International Cricket Council (ICC) told Bangladesh to play in India or stay at home. They are staying at home.

Eager to show they could be as irresponsible as anybody else, Pakistan first threatened to pull out to teach India a lesson. Then they decided to teach the world a lesson by not playing the league match against India on February 15.

The world, meanwhile is confused because not only are players from Bangladesh and Pakistan set to suffer, but cricket too, which sells World Cups on two India-Pakistan matches per tournament. Pakistan, who just beat Australia 3-0 in a home series, might have to pay a........

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