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India made its debut as a Test-cricket-playing-nation in England in 1932 led by CK Nayudu, well before Indian independence. The team performed well, with Mohammad Nissar taking 5-93 and 1–42 in the match against England. The match was given test status despite being only 3 days in length.
In the early 1940s, India did not play any men's Test cricket due to World War II. The team's first series as an independent country was in late 1947 against Don Bradman 's Australian cricket team in England in 1948 (a name given to the Australia national cricket team of that time).
Apr 2, 2023 · The first Indian-run cricket club in India was established in 1848 by the Parsees, a Mumbai-based Zoroastrian community. In 1877, the club played its first European match. Cricket was played in Mumbai, Kolkata, and Chennai, among other cities, by the middle of the 18th century, and it had become popular with the British elite in India.
The British sent a team to India in 1889-90 under the captaincy of G.F. Vernon. The main aim of the team was to play against Englishmen living in India.
The earliest known record of cricket in India dates from 1721 and the first club had been founded by 1792. In the 1886 and 1888 summer seasons, the Parsees cricket team toured England. In the winter of 1889–90, a team of English players was the first to tour India, followed by another in the 1892–93 season.
This video explores the timeline of cricket's introduction to India, tracing back to its early days during the British colonial era. #cricket #crickethighlig...
May 17, 2008 · Thus the range and richness of Guha's longest and most satisfying excursion into cricket, A Corner of a Foreign Field. It began as a biography of Palwankar Baloo, a Dalit who emancipated...
Mar 8, 2021 · From 1932 to the current date, India have managed to become the world leader in cricket. In this article, we will take look at India’s history in cricket in various formats and how India rose to the top spot in the world of cricket.
Jun 29, 2019 · The Indian team in May 1911 on the eve of their departure to London. Cricket, it has famously been said, is an Indian game accidentally invented by the English. By a curious historical irony,...
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