India, Jan. 21 -- The D-Day is here. The day of reckoning for Bangladesh cricket is here. The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) needs to decide whether to participate in the upcoming T20 World Cup, and the decision must be taken by Wednesday, January 21. The row involving the International Cricket Council (ICC) and the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has dragged on for three weeks, and with the tournament set to get underway in less than 20 days' time, the apex body has thrown the ball into the Bangladesh board's court.

The entire matter started with Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) releasing Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman from their squad owing to the recent killings of multiple Hindus in Bangladesh. After being directed to do so by the BCCI...