Question

cricket is a colonial game . justify the statement

Answer 1

England introduced the game of cricket to all of its colonies. A mere game helped to strengthen the hold of colonialism in the alien soil. The game reasserted the control and reaffirmation by distancing the natives from the rulers.

history of gymkhana cricket led to first-class cricket being organised on communal and racial linesThe teams that played colonial India’s greatest and most famous first-class cricket tournament represented religious groups