India, March 9 -- The war in the Middle East and Central Asia has given rise to a major controversy in the T20 World Cup. The biennial event got over on Sunday with India beating New Zealand in a one-sided final at Ahmedabad's Narendra Modi Stadium, but some of the teams are still stuck in the sub-continental nation due to restricted access to airspaces for the large part of the world.

For example the West Indies played their last game on March 1 but they are still in India. So is the case with South Africa who lost to New Zealand in their semifinal on March 4. England, however, are back home after losing the semifinal to India on March 5. Now that has given rise to the controversy with many accusing the International Cricket Council (IC...