Question

Colonial rulers promoted Cricket to be played between nations that were under their power. (Write true or false, and correct the false statements.)

Answer 1

''Colonial rulers promoted Cricket to be played between nations that were under their power.''

False as Cricket wasn't Introduced at that time

Answer 2

Cricket through Colonial Rule:

The statement is false.

The correct statement is: Colonial rulers promoted Cricket to be played between communities that were under their power.

Explanation:

• The sport of cricket was brought and introduced to the Indian subcontinent by the British colonials, the very first tournament match of proper first-class cricket in India was played in 1864 between the states of Madras and Calcutta.
• There are not too many records that exist from that first match, or that time.
• Cricket's entire history in India and entire sub-continent is based on the presence and development of British Raj through the Company of East India.
• Quadrangular Tournaments and Pentangular Tournaments took place between Hindus, Muslims, Parsis, British, and other communities.
• The competition between two nations started to take place after the end of British rule in India.