India, March 5 -- Pakistan likes to blame India for many of its failures and shortcomings, most of which are frivolous and laughable. But if Pakistan were to blame India for its exit from the Champions Trophy 2025, then undoubtedly there would be an element of truth in it. By not permitting Pakistani players to play in the Indian Premier League (IPL), the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) very effectively denied them the benefit of the experience they would have otherwise gained. As a result, another world cricket tournament and another first-round exit for the team. Pakistan's exit from the Champions Trophy seemed to very much follow the script of the 2024 T20 World Cup. BCCI has successfully leveraged the IPL as an exclusiona...