India, Jan. 26 -- Former Australia fast bowler Jason Gillespie was among the first cricketers to question the International Cricket Council's (ICC) decision to eject Bangladesh from the T20 World Cup, after he drew parallels with the India-Champions Trophy scenario in a social media post. However, he deleted the tweet soon after, even as screenshots of it went viral. On Sunday, the Australian explained why.

ICC's refusal to address Bangladesh's concerns over travelling to India for the T20 World Cup, and its subsequent decision to replace them with Scotland, did not sit well with Gillespie. Bangladesh had cited "security reasons" amid rising regional tensions and repeatedly urged the apex body to provide an alternate venue for their grou...