Why the IPL Argument Cuts Both Ways
A recurring counterpoint is simple:
Pakistan has been excluded from the IPL since 2009. Bangladesh never boycotted it.
True — and incomplete.
The IPL is a private league.
The World Cup is international governance.
Equating the two collapses a crucial distinction. If global tournaments inherit private-league power asymmetries, then the ICC is no longer an arbiter — it is a distributor.









































