From Origin to Glory: Decoding The Remarkable Journey Of Test Match Cricket In India

From Origin to Glory: Decoding The Remarkable Journey Of Test Match Cricket In India

The British brought cricket to India in the early 1700s, with the first cricket match played in 1721. It was played and adopted by Kolis of Gujarat

In 1848, the Parsi community in Mumbai formed the Oriental Cricket Club, the first cricket club to be established by Indians.

1912, the Parsis, Hindus, Sikhs and Muslims of Bombay played a quadrangular tournament with the Europeans every year

Indians went on to play for the England cricket team.such as Ranjitsinhji and Duleepsinhji were greatly appreciated by the British.

India was invited to the International Cricket Council in 1926, and made their debut as a Test playing nation in England in 1932