Bangladesh’s decision not to play its T20 World Cup matches in India is not a routine logistical adjustment; it is an indictment. The move, taken in the context of what Dhaka has diplomatically described as the BCCI’s “extreme communal policy”, points to a deeper malaise in Indian sport.

For years, Indian authorities and the BCCI have insisted on presenting sport as being above politics. That pretence has now worn thin. The selective moral posturing, the visible alignment with a majoritarian political worldview, and the shrinking space for neutrality have made........

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