How the Game of the British Elite Became the Game of Commoners - Part 2

In the earlier podcast, we had discussed how India was introduced to the game of cricket by the British and how the Indian cricket team had fared in the international arena until the late 1960s, briefly touching upon their twin overseas Test series wins in the West Indies and England in 1971. Since the climatic conditions in Asia and the natural build and physique of Indians were not conducive to producing fast bowlers, India relied on the guile and mystery of spinners to win Test matches. No matter how good the batsmen in a team are, unless the team has bowlers who are capable of taking 20 wickets at an economical rate, it will not be able to win regularly in Tests.

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