New Delhi, Jan. 27 -- Aapon Tariq, Sports Editor, Barta24.com, has been covering cricket for 27 years. The 1999 World Cup in England was his first assignment as a journalist, where Bangladesh, ever-so-famously, registered their first monumental win in international cricket by beating Pakistan. He has worked for a series of leading daily newspapers and news outlets in Bangladesh, including Bhorer Kagoj, Daily Amar Desh, bdnews24, Dainik Sokaler Khabar, DhakaPost.com, and is currently employed with the country's popular online news portal.

Yet, as he prepared to embark on another World Cup assignment in India, Tariq was in for a rude shock when he learned that his media accreditation had been rejected. He had submitted his application on D...