Some people love to start a war they know they can't win under any circumstances. They don't realize the humiliation they will have to go through when they end up losing. Not even CA or ECB would dare to challenge and go against the BCCI, let alone BCB.
This delusional understanding of the world is fed to gullible people of India and they chuck it down like beer
The truth is as follows:
1 - When you control cricket you don't only boycott the DRS in bilateral series but make other teams to not have DRS in international cricket tournaments. If you can't make all the games of the tournament DRS-less then you still force the other teams to play atleast against you without the DRS in the competition
India played tournaments with DRS during the period it didn't allow the technology in bilateral series. Proving that it can apply pressure on other boards individually for the bilateral series but can't do anything when other boards choose to stand together in a tournament
2 - before the 2015 WC in Australia and NZ a huge crackdown took place in the bowling actions of spinners. The only bowlers who were getting impacted by it belonged to South Asia. It included Indian bowlers. The Anglo boards got their way.
3- After the Mumbai Attacks and many skirmishes with Pakistan, India tried to lobby many boards to boycott Pakistan. No one listened. Boards due the pressure of their own populations chose not to tour Pakistan due to security reasons but continued to invite Pakistan to play on their own soils
4 - Indians even played dirty. Used private individuals to scare the spouses of NZ players through prank calls. Got temporary success but the NZ board promised and executed a larger your to Pakistan shortly after. When you control things, you don't have to use private individuals to scare the wives of other teams' players
5 - A high Executive of ECB got fired after he was lobbied by India to not allow the English team to do a scheduled tour of Pakistan. The English team subsequently tour Pakistan. Indian lobby had a temporary success but failed on long-term
There are many other examples
Power and control, when exist, don't have to be typed on forums by Bhakts. Power and control speak for themselves by not allowing anything to happen against the wishes of the entity that has the power & control
There is not doubt that India is a very important and an influential member of international cricket due to its mass viewership. It brings into play TV rights and sponsorships.
However, it doesn't control cricket. Otherwise at the minimum, it should have been able to get Pakistan out of international cricket. Forget Pakistan. It is struggling to tackle the issue with even BD which started to become a part of f Test cricket far much later than Pakistan
Nobody knows what's going to happen with the BD issue. It's a work in progress. Hopefully, it can be settled in an amicable way. For that BOTH the parties will have to step back a bit and especially Indian government will have to control their media. Both the countries are not in domestic political environments, in which taking a U-turn will be easy. Particularly in BD. Indian U-turn will be easier because Bhakts will call night day if Modi tells them to.
In conclusion, some societies are ultra hierarchical. They rate some people in their society of no value and no rights. They persecute the people whom they perceive of less worth with impunity. The members of such society struggle when comes the moment when they have to interact with other societies. The members of the unequal societies presume that everything can be done like they do in their unequal society but they learn it the hard way that it's not possible
India only influences cricket doesn't control it. Its historical pattern proves that it caves in a lot when it comes to cricket matters. What is acceptable in India is not necessarily acceptable in international community.
Nobody knows what's going to happen with the BD situation, presently. However, there is plenty of time to fix the problem. Both the nations will have to step back a bit and make a slight U-turn to reach and amicable end.
. Always a symbol that nothing much is going to come out for Bangladesh from it. Suck it up and play or forfeit.
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