Cricket And Politics Dbq

Cricket’s relations to politics in South Asia from 1880 to 2005 was a way to create unification between the groups residing among the place – it was the event of freeing tensions between them during the time on the field as well as the typical social systems. With its popularity with the South Asian peoples, it was a way to also show their power. However, within the minor unification of the peoples playing the sport, it did spark some religious tensions. There were many cases in which cricket showed as a mend between the peoples who participated in the sport – said by Shaharyar Khan “cricket has a place in bringing people together” and also “one sport in India and Pakistan” (Doc. 10). Khan believes that India and Pakistan share a culture

8). He is implying that he does not support the religious competitions – he understands cricket but not the divisions. To him, cricket was not helpful with political tensions in South Asia. Bal Thackeray, Indian founder of a Hindu nationalist organization shares the same view as Gandhi with the tie of cricket and religion. He questions “when Pakistan wins a cricket match and my country is defeated, why should Indian Muslims celebrate?” (Doc. 9). Thackeray’s point of view is quite biased. As said, Thackeray is a founder of a Hindu nationalist organization, and here he is questioning a group of Muslims. After the partition the relationship between Hindus and Muslim grew apart as well. India’s leaders and their view of the separation of India and Pakistan was not taken well – and Thackeray’s disgust towards the fact that they have to rejoice to their country’s lost must have stemmed off from that. Cricket was first introduced to the people of Bombay, India by the British and many of its peoples reacted greatly to it. However, the sport and polo shared the same field. In a petition to Sir James Fergusson, Indian cricket players ask for the polo team to play on a separate field (Doc. 1). The Indian Cricket players’ plea seems to mimic that of how most native people would react if a foreigner would invade and take over their system. In this case, the Indian Cricket players, having the land to play cricket, believe that they should have the land to themselves because the white men have already taken their country. Religious conflicts are more focused in an editorial in an Indian Sports journal Indian Cricket. It says, “That is why Quadrangular cricket has degenerate into religious rivalry” (Doc. 7). The editorial’s tone