AHMEDABAD, INDIA, March 9 : The brave displays of cricket's second-tier nations were the brightest feature of the Twenty20 World Cup, which got off to a rocky start and culminated in a predictable home win for white-ball behemoths India on Sunday. India's strained ties with Bangladesh and Pakistan nearly derailed the 20-team tournament and the International Cricket Council (ICC) had to work overtime to keep it intact. Bangladesh's refusal to travel to India over safety concerns was dismissed,