Write a short note on the first-class cricket during the colonial period in India.

During the colonial period, the first class cricket was organised on communal and
racial lines. The teams that played colonial India’s greatest and most famous first class cricket tournament did not represent regions but religious communities. Initially, it was called the Quadrangular, because it was played by four teams : The Europeans, Parsis, the Hindus and the Muslims. Later on it became the Pent angular when a fifth team the Rest was added. The Rest team consisted of all the communities left over, such as the Indian Christians.