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CRICKET IN INDIA:
A BRIEF HISTORY AND
SOCIAL IMPACT
Pr es ente d b y Ani r ud h Naveen
REFERENCE:
A CORNER OF A
FOREIGN FIELD-
RAMACHANDRA GUHA
 CRICKET: ITS HISTORY
IN INDIA....
I- IMITATION (1848-1900)
N- NATION vs RELIGION (1900-1947)
D- DETERMINATION (1947-1983)
I- IGNITING THE PASSION(1983-2000)
A- ASCENDANCY (2000-preseent)
Origins of thegame
IN INDIA, THE GAME ORIGINATED IN
BOMBAY, IN THE PRESENT DAY
VICTORIA TERMINUS REGION
IN 1772, FEARING AN ATTACK BY THE FRENCH, THE BRITISH CLEARED
THE AREA OUTSIDE THE FORT AND PREPARED A MASSIVE GROUND TO
PROVIDE A RANGE OF FIRING.
LATER, THIS GROUND WAS USED AS A VENUE FOR PERFORMING
RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES
BRITISHERS PLAYED THE GAME OF CRICKET IN THE CORNERS,
LOCALS WATCHED IN AWE AS IT REMINDED THEM OF GAMES LIKE
GILLI DANDA AND 'ASOOKH MAHASOOKH'
 IM ITATION
(1848-1900)
THE PARSIS (TRADERS) OF BOMBAY ESTABLISHED
THE ORIENTAL CRICKET CLUB IN 1848

This club was dissolved in two years, and the Young Zoroastrian Club
was formed in 1850s. They waged a struggle for playing in the
Bombay Gymkhana premises, which was dominated by the polo
players. Their leader, Sorabji Shapoorjee Bengalee, played an
important role in making the Parsi team a force to reckon with...
THE PARSI TEAM THAT TOURED ENGLAND IN
1886!
 MUSLIMS AND HINDUS
FOLLOW SUIT...
In September , 1892, the government alloted the Islam
Gymkhana a plot of land next to the Parsi Gymkhana
(425 square feet)
As expected, the Hindus too demanded a separate
plot of land for playing cricket. The government
complied with their demands a n d granted land of
strictly the same size as the Parsis a n d the Muslims

COMMUNAL CRICKET HAD MARKED ITS ONSET!

N - N a t i o n vs
Religion
( 1900 - 1947 )
This was a peri od w h e n c o m m u n a l
cricket t o o k a f o r m a l shape .
It all b e g a n i n 1907, w h e n a c o m p e t i t i o n
called t h e TRIANGULAR was
introduced .
This was a c o m p e t i t i o n b e t w e e n t h e
PALWANKAR BALOO,
Hindus , Parsis a n d t h e Europeans . t h e stand-out performer in t h e
It was played for five years (1907-11), Tr i a n g u l a r, picking u p 40 w i c k e t s
before a f o u r t h team , t h e Muslims , was i n j u s t five g a m e s . A ' C h a m a a r ' by
b i r t h , h e defied a l l o d d s t o e a r n h i s
a d m i t t e d i n 1912
p l a c e i n t h e t e a m , a n d p r o v e d t o be
a g r e a t a s s e t for t h e H i n d u t e a m
v

Bombay
Qu ad r an g u l ar
( 19 12 - 19 36 )
W i t h t h e Muslims e n t e r i n g t h e fray , t h e
m a t c h e s t u r n e d o u t t o b e even m o r e
c ompetitive .
These m a t c h e s w e r e played at a t i m e
w h e n t h e Khilafat A g i t a t i o n was at its
peak , a n d t h u s h a d a political c o n t e x t as
well
The t o u r n a m e n t was n o t h e l d f r o m 1930 -
1934 because of political t u r m o i l a n d
c o m m u n a l violence
Note: T h e 1923 v i c t o r y for t h e H i n d u s w a s a spec i a l o n e
b e c a u s e i t w a s t h e fi r st t i m e a Dal it , P a l w a n k a r Vi t t h a l ,
captained the team
INDIA ' S FIRST
TEST MATCH
1932 i n E n g l a n d
U n d e r C.K Nayudu , this t e a m h a d a
m i x u r e of m e m b e r s f r o m all
c o m m u n i t i e s . Even t h o u g h they lost t h e
solitary test m a t c h , they defeated n i n e
first class teams , a n d impressed many .
However , they were impressive , a n d
m a n y said t h a t they h a d o u t p e r f o r m e d
those Indians w h o h a d participated i n C.K NAYUDU, INDIA'S FIRST
TEST CAPTAIN; BY FA R THE
t h e unsucessful ' Round Table
MOST POPULAR INDIAN
Conference i n 1931!
CRICKETER IN HIS HEYDAY!

Note: T h e t e a m h a d 7 Hi ndus , 4 Muslims, 2 C h r i s t i a n s a n d

2 Parsis
 NATIONAL
INTEGRA TION
v/s WHOM TO
COMMUNAL
CRICKET FOR CON SULT?
GRATIFICATION ?
THE M A H A T M A IS
CALLED
1940
M a h a t m a G a n d h i suggested t h a t t h e
Pentangular s h o u l d n o t b e c o n d u c t e d i n
1940 because of t h e Wo r l d War II. He
feared t h a t such a c o m p e t i t i o n m a y
a c c e n t u a t e divisions , a n d lead t o fu rth e r
polarisation

RESULT: Hindus opted out, but the
Pentangular went on as planned...
"I would like t h e people of B o m b a y t o r e v i s e t h e i r
s p o r t i n g code a n d e r a s e f r o m i t c o m m u n a l
m a t c h e s . C a n w e h a v e s o m e field of life w h i c h
would be u n t o u c h e d b y c o m m u n a l spirit?"-
M.K GANDHI IN HIS LETTER TO THE P.J HINDU GYMKHANA
 LEGENDS OF THE
QUADRANGULAR/PENTANGULAR

SYED MUSHTAQ ALI VIJAY HAZARE

D.B DEODHAR Was a phenomenal player for
Captain of the Muhammaden
An outstanding batsman for the 'REST'
team
the Hindus
Led them to victory
 D- DETERMINATION

(1947-1983)

LALA AMARNATH; c a p t a i n e d I n d i a t o
T h e Pentangular tournament came to an
i t s first t e s t v i c t o r y i n 1952 a g a i n s t
e n d i n 1946, a n d t h e Ranji T r o p h y b e g a n
England
being played a m o n gs t various regions of the
country
T h e initial d e c a d e s o f t h e p o s t - i n d e p e n d e n c e e r a
were m a r k e d b y individual triumphs, which gave
a f o u n d atio n for t h e newly f o r m e d Indian Cricket
t e a m t o p r o s p e r later.

I n d i a w o n its first Te s t m a t c h i n C h e n n a i i n
1952 against E n g l a n d . T h e c a p t a i n was Lala VINOO MANKAD; a n a l l - r o u n d e r p a r
Amarnath! excellence
 1960S: 'PATAUDI'S DECADE'
T H E I N D I A N T EA M ,
U N D ER M A N SO O R A LI
K H A N PA T A U D I , W O N I T S
F I R ST A W A Y SE R I ES
A G A I N ST N E W Z EA LA N D
IN 1967/ 68
M a n y o th e r players, like G u n d a p p a
Vi s h w a n a t h a n d Polly U m r i g a r m a d e
i n v a l u a b l e c o n t r i b u t i o n s as th e t e a m b e g a n to
M a n s o o r Ali K h a n P a t a u d i
s h o w signs of b e c o m i n g a c r i c k e t i n g p o w e r
RESILIENCE
PERSONIFIED
He was the Nawab of
Mansoor Pataudi me t w ith a n Pataudi from 1952 to
accident in 1961, which
1971, before the
permanently damaged his right
eye. But, he continued playing
government abolished
cricket made his debut t h a t y ear the system of privy
end, a n d was made captain of t h e purses
Indian t e a m t h e very n e x t year!
 1970s:A FEW MAJOR
ACHIEVEMENTS, ALONG
WITH A FEW BLIPS
1 9 7 1 : U N D ER A J I T 1976: I n d i a c h a s e s
W A D EK A R, I N D I A W O N d o w n 403 r u n s i n
T W O SU C C E SSI V E A W A Y
We s t Indies, find a
SE R I E SA G A I N ST W E ST
I N D I E SA N D E N G LA N D h e r o i n S unil
R ESP EC T I V ELY ! Gavaskar!

1975: Poor World Cup,

solitary victory against East
Africa

1979: Poorer World Cup

(no victories)
 INDIA'S SPIN QUARTET
IN THE 1970S

VENKATARAGHAVAN

ERAPALLI PRASANN A
BISHAN SINGH BEDI

BHAGWAT CHANDRASHEKHAR
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 I-IGNITING THE
PASSION (1983-2000)

Major achievements:-
1983 World Cup t r i u m p h
1987 a n d 1996 World Cup co-host
1990s: The 'Sachin' phenomenon
 1983: THE DARK HORSES LIFT
THE WORLD CUP

India's World Cup victory left a deep impact on India as well as global cricket:-
It brought an end to the hegemony of the West Indian team
It was a statement made by the players that Asian teams could compete
internationally
India found a hero in Kapil Dev, who is still regarded as one of India's greatest
captains
In 1987, the Reliance Cup was jointly hosted by India and Pakistan
 1990s: The Sachin e r a
The 1990s saw the rise of a batting
superhero. Sachin Tendulkar announced
his arrival on the international stage by
playing some sensational innings, such
t h a t r emain in the memory fans till date

SACHIN IN THE 1996 WORLD CUP. HE SCORED A T h e D e s e r t S t o r m a t S h a r j a h 1998, w h e r e

STAGGERING 523 RUNS S a c h i n p l a y e d a n i n n i n g s of a lifetime...
AZHARUDDIN THE CAPTAIN
M o h a m m a d A z h a r u d d i n led I n d i a i n 47 Te s t
m a t c h e s a n d 174 O n e D a y i n t e r n a t i o n a l s , .
He h a d a w o n d e r f u l wi n p e r c e n t a g e of 51% i n
ODIs

Towards the end of his career, he was

embroiled in a controversy over match-
fixing. This was a dark period in Indian
cricket.
A - A SCE N D A N CY
2 0 0 0 - Present
 MAJOR ACHIEVEMENT IN THE
EARLY 2 0 0 0 s

2001: I n d i a w i n n i n g a t e s t m a t c h I n d i a w i n n i n g a t h r i l l e r i n 2003
N a t w e s t s e r i e s victory, 2002
a f t e r being a s k e d t o follow-on a g a i n s t P a k i s t a n i n t h e Wo r l d
Cup
 DARK TIMES:
India's poor p e r f o r m a n c e is
2007 WORLD CUP DEBACLE often thought to have been a
r e s u l t of t h e e v i d e n t rift
b e t w e e n t h e c o a c h , Greg
Chappell a n d t h e players.
S t a l w a r t s like Te n d u l k a r
an d Ganguly h av e overtly
expressed their anger
against Chappell

In the 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup, India was knocked out in the
league stage itself a2ter suffering embarrasing defeats to
Bangladesh a n d Sri Lanka.
"WHEN T H E GOING GETS
TOUGH, T H E TOUGH
G E T GOING..."
 INDIA'S WORLD T20 TRIUMPH!

ANEW LEADER IS BORN

 2008: THE IPL BEGINS
I n S e p t e m b e r, 2007, t h e BCCI c o n c e i v e d of a T20
l e a g u e w i t h i n t h e c o u n t r y. T h e a r c h i t e c t
b e h i n d t h i s d e c i s i o n is o f t e n c o n s i d e r e d t o b e
v i c e - p r e s i d e n t of BCCI, Lalit Modi.

T h e f i r s t e d i t i o n w a s p l a y e d i n 2008. P l a y e r s
f r o m a c r o s s t h e wo rl d (including P a k i s t a n )
participated in t h e league. It t u r n e d out to be a
great event, and soon the league gained
popularity beyond expectations.
12 s e a s o n s h a v e b e e n c o n d u c t e d t h u s f a r, a n d
t h e b r a n d v a l u e of t h e IPL i n 201is a n
a s t o n i s h i n g $6.13 billion!
 2009:
MS DHONI LEADS INDIA TO NUMBER 1 IN TEST
MATCHES FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME.

M.S. Dhoni w i t h t h e ICC Te s t

C h a m p i o n s h i p M a c e i n 2009
 20 10 :
SACHIN TENDULKAR
SCORES THE FIRST E V E R
DOUBLE CENTURY IN ODIs,
AGAINST SOUTH AFRICA
AT GWALIOR!
 2011: THE WORLD CUP IS
BACK HOME!

ANEW LEADER IS BORN

 THE MASTER BLASTER SETS A RECORD: 100
INTERNATIONAL CENTURIES

DID YOUKNOW?
S a c h i n Te n d u l k a r is t h e
o n l y s e r v i n g M e m b e r of M a r c h 2012, 6 pm, IST:
T h e w a i t w a s fi na l ly
Parliament to have played
ove r, a s t h e world s t o o d
a n i n t e r n a t i o n a l m a t c h for
up to applaud t h e
I n d i a (IN 2013)!
mast er who was a n
a m b a s s a d o r for I n d i a n
cricket a n d w h a t it
s t o o d for.
He b e c a m e t h e fi r s t
p e r s o n t o s c o r e 100
international centuries

DO YOUTHINK THIS
RECORD WILLEVER
BE BROKEN?
 POST-2011: A PERIOD OF TRANSITION

A f t e r t h e Wo r l d Cup victory, I n d i a n c r i c k e t h a s u n d e rg o n e a
a p h a s e of t r a n s i t i o n , w i t h v e t e r a n s like S a c h i n Te n d u l k a r,
Vi r e n d e r S e h w a g a n d Z a h e e r K h a n slowly g iv in g w a y t o n e w
s t a r s like Vi r a t Kohli, A j i n k y a R a h a n e a n d J a s p r i t B u m r a h

India's biggest a c h i e v e m e n t s a f t e r 2011 in c lu d e i t s t r i u m p h

a t t h e C h a m p i o n s Tr o p h y 2013, a n d i t s f ir s t Te s t s e r i e s
v i c t o r y i n A u s t r a l i a i n 2018-19
 INDIA: REGIONAL OBSERVE THE PARADIGM
SHIFT IN THE DISTRIBUTION
DISTRIBUTION OF PLAYERSIN OF PLAYERS...
THE NATIONAL TEAM

2
5 2

INDIAN W/C SQUADIN INDIA'S W/C SQUAD

1983 IN 2019
 RISE OF WOMEN'S CRICKET IN INDIA
T h e r i s e of w o m e n ' s c r i c k e t h a s b e e n t h e
most heartening development in Indian
cricket over t h e l ast decade or so

THE WONDERFUL
PERFORMANCE OF THE
WOMEN'S TEAM IN THE ICC
WORLD CUP 2017, W H E R E IT
NARROWLY LOST TO
ENGLAND IN THE FINAL, HAS
WO N THEM MANY HEARTS.
W E A R E NOT FA R FROM
HAVING A WOMEN'S IPL!
THE P R E S E N T WOMEN;S TEAM OF INDIA HAS A LOT OF
POTENTIAL.
STALWARTS LIKE MITHALI R A J AND JHULAN
GOSWAMI HAVE LED FROM THE FRONT, AND HAVE
PROVIDED A GREAT PLATFORM FOR YOUNGER GIRLS
TO TAKE THE TEAM TO GREATER HEIGHTS!!!
 Voices
of
cricket
in India
These are the people who make cricket a treat to 'hear'. The game is more about the
sounds that it generates, and these voices symbolise the united voice of India! You may
have recognised Harsha Bhogle and Aakash Chopra...
CAN YOU RECOGNISE THE LEGEND BEFORE THEM?
 A DA PTA BILITY
Cricket is a dynamic game, and has
evolved wonderfully over a period of
time. The advent of ODIs and T20s is a
case in itself

Why has PATRO NS

cricket Cricket has received patronisation

right from the beginning. The
succeeded in government has invested a lot for the
development of the g a m e
India?
FRO NTAL FAC E
Indian cricket has always had legends
like Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly,
MS. Dhoni etc. Such faces at the front,
allow people to connect with the
te a m better.
THANK
YOU
E N JO Y T H E G A M E ,
E N J OY T H E M O M E N T ! ! !