For the second time in recent weeks, the Bangladesh Cricket Board has written to the ICC, making it clear that it is uncomfortable travelling to India for the T20 World Cup

With less than a month to go before the T20 World Cup, Bangladesh cricket finds itself in an uneasy, emotionally charged space - caught between a nation's love for the game and a growing sense of unease about what lies beyond the boundary.

For the second time in recent weeks, the Bangladesh Cricket Board has written to the ICC, making it clear that it is uncomfortable travelling to India for the tournament and asking for Bangladesh's matches to be moved to Sri Lanka instead.

Framed formally, it appears to be a dispute over venues and logistics. Scratch the surface, though, and it becomes obvious this is about far more than schedules and stadiums.

At the heart of Bangladesh's latest communication is not just a list of concerns; it reflects a mood back home. There is talk of national pride being hurt, of public sentiment turning raw after a series of flashpoints, most notably the dropping of Mustafizur Rahman from the IPL.

In Bangladesh, that episode has been read not in isolation but as part of a larger pattern - a sense that Bangladeshi cricket is too often pushed to the margins of global decision-making.

Source:Ndtv