Question

cricket in india was organised on the principle of race and religion. justify

Answer 1

no. it is based on talent and good batting,bowling,disiplane.many cricketers like virat,buvaneshwar,hardikpandya,jaspritbumrah
etc with out any background came up

Answer 2

Following are the facts that prove that supports the given statement:

1. In the colonies of Britain cricket was considered as the imperial game or it represented a higher social and racial status.

2. They considered that Indians have no skill to play this game. And they discouraged Indians to join the cricket clubs. These clubs were dominated by the Britishers.

3. At the time when Parsis founded the first Cricket club in India in the year 1848, the Whites offered no aid to the Parsis.

4. The establishment of the Gymkhana by the Parsi community influenced other religions and communities to establish their gymkhana.

5. Hindus and Muslims also began setting up their Gymkhanas by 1980s. Therefore, the history of Gymkhana cricket commenced to first-class cricket being built on racial and communal lines.