Question

trace the origin of the game of cricket in India . why was there a quarrel between bombay gymkhana and parsi cricketers

Answer 1

1)

• The earliest record of cricket being played in India is from 1721, which was recreational cricket played by English sailors in Cambay.
• The first Indian cricket club was the Calcutta Cricket Club and was established in 1792.
• Throughout the eighteenth century, solely British military men and civil servants in all-white clubs and gymkhanas played cricket in India.
• The British looked forward to playing cricket in the privacy of these clubs that gave also an escape to them from the peculiarity, uneasiness, and dangers of their stay in India.

2)

• A squabble between the Bombay Gymkhana, a club of only whites, and Parsi cricketers cropped up over the use of a public park.
• The Parsis complained about the bad condition of the park as the polo ponies of the Bombay Gymkhana dug up the surface.
• When it was obvious that the colonial authorities were biased against the Parsis, they built their own gymkhana to play cricket in.
• This rivalry led to the establishment of the first non-white cricket club of India by the Parsis.