(i) The process of becoming independent from British rule had started with the independence of India in 1947. (ii) This process led to the decline of the British influence on trade, commerce, military affairs, international politics and sports. (iii) Besides, their influence in India was politicallyRead more
(i) The process of becoming independent from British rule had started with the independence of India in 1947.
(ii) This process led to the decline of the British influence on trade, commerce, military affairs, international politics and sports.
(iii) Besides, their influence in India was politically no more, but on the cricket field they kept the regulation of world cricket under their control with the ICC.
(i) Test cricket from its origin in 1877, was organised as a contest between different parts of the British empire and not sovereign nations. (ii) The first Test was played between England and Australia, when Australia was a white settler colony. (iii) India entered the world of Test cricket in 1932Read more
(i) Test cricket from its origin in 1877, was organised as a contest between different parts of the British empire and not sovereign nations.
(ii) The first Test was played between England and Australia, when Australia was a white settler colony.
(iii) India entered the world of Test cricket in 1932, a decade and a half before it became an independent nation.
(i) C.K. Nayudu was an outstanding Indian batsman of that time. (ii) But other known players like Palwankar Vithal and Palwankar Baloo have been forgotten as they did not play the first Test cricket for India. (iii) Nayudu was the first cricket captain of the Indian team and played against England iRead more
(i) C.K. Nayudu was an outstanding Indian batsman of that time.
(ii) But other known players like Palwankar Vithal and Palwankar Baloo have been forgotten as they did not play the first Test cricket for India.
(iii) Nayudu was the first cricket captain of the Indian team and played against England in 1932.
(i) The distinguished editor of the Bombay Chronicle and political leaders like Mahatma Gandhi condemned the Pent angular tournament as a communal-based division of the team. (ii) He felt these types of communal divisions of the team may hinder the nationalist struggle of India. (iii) This kind of cRead more
(i) The distinguished editor of the Bombay Chronicle and political leaders like Mahatma Gandhi condemned the Pent angular tournament as a communal-based division of the team.
(ii) He felt these types of communal divisions of the team may hinder the nationalist struggle of India.
(iii) This kind of cricket organised on the principle of lace and religion could aggravate the communal divide he perceived and their efforts to unite India would ultimately fail.
(i) The Parsis were the First Indian community to form the Parsis Gymkhana Club for cricket. (ii) By the 1890s, the Hindus and Muslims also started collecting funds to form Hindu and Islam Gymkhanas. (iii) ln fact, the Bombay Gymkhana was an only-White club of India. They had a quarrel over the useRead more
(i) The Parsis were the First Indian community to form the Parsis Gymkhana Club for cricket.
(ii) By the 1890s, the Hindus and Muslims also started collecting funds to form Hindu and Islam Gymkhanas.
(iii) ln fact, the Bombay Gymkhana was an only-White club of India. They had a quarrel over the use of a public park with the Parsi cricketers.
How did decolonisation affect the development of cricket?
(i) The process of becoming independent from British rule had started with the independence of India in 1947. (ii) This process led to the decline of the British influence on trade, commerce, military affairs, international politics and sports. (iii) Besides, their influence in India was politicallyRead more
(i) The process of becoming independent from British rule had started with the independence of India in 1947.
See less(ii) This process led to the decline of the British influence on trade, commerce, military affairs, international politics and sports.
(iii) Besides, their influence in India was politically no more, but on the cricket field they kept the regulation of world cricket under their control with the ICC.
When did India enter the world of Test cricket?
(i) Test cricket from its origin in 1877, was organised as a contest between different parts of the British empire and not sovereign nations. (ii) The first Test was played between England and Australia, when Australia was a white settler colony. (iii) India entered the world of Test cricket in 1932Read more
(i) Test cricket from its origin in 1877, was organised as a contest between different parts of the British empire and not sovereign nations.
See less(ii) The first Test was played between England and Australia, when Australia was a white settler colony.
(iii) India entered the world of Test cricket in 1932, a decade and a half before it became an independent nation.
Who were the famous Indian cricketers during the British rule and when were the Pentangular teams formed?
(i) C.K. Nayudu was an outstanding Indian batsman of that time. (ii) But other known players like Palwankar Vithal and Palwankar Baloo have been forgotten as they did not play the first Test cricket for India. (iii) Nayudu was the first cricket captain of the Indian team and played against England iRead more
(i) C.K. Nayudu was an outstanding Indian batsman of that time.
See less(ii) But other known players like Palwankar Vithal and Palwankar Baloo have been forgotten as they did not play the first Test cricket for India.
(iii) Nayudu was the first cricket captain of the Indian team and played against England in 1932.
Why did some political leaders like Mahatma Gandhi criticise the communal foundations of the Pentangular tournament?
(i) The distinguished editor of the Bombay Chronicle and political leaders like Mahatma Gandhi condemned the Pent angular tournament as a communal-based division of the team. (ii) He felt these types of communal divisions of the team may hinder the nationalist struggle of India. (iii) This kind of cRead more
(i) The distinguished editor of the Bombay Chronicle and political leaders like Mahatma Gandhi condemned the Pent angular tournament as a communal-based division of the team.
See less(ii) He felt these types of communal divisions of the team may hinder the nationalist struggle of India.
(iii) This kind of cricket organised on the principle of lace and religion could aggravate the communal divide he perceived and their efforts to unite India would ultimately fail.
Give a brief description of cricket clubs in India.
(i) The Parsis were the First Indian community to form the Parsis Gymkhana Club for cricket. (ii) By the 1890s, the Hindus and Muslims also started collecting funds to form Hindu and Islam Gymkhanas. (iii) ln fact, the Bombay Gymkhana was an only-White club of India. They had a quarrel over the useRead more
(i) The Parsis were the First Indian community to form the Parsis Gymkhana Club for cricket.
See less(ii) By the 1890s, the Hindus and Muslims also started collecting funds to form Hindu and Islam Gymkhanas.
(iii) ln fact, the Bombay Gymkhana was an only-White club of India. They had a quarrel over the use of a public park with the Parsi cricketers.