An Indian Cricket Odyssey into the Empire

An Indian Cricket Odyssey into the EmpireConstant Wonder • Season 2022, Episode 774, Segment 1

Dec 7, 2020 • 35m

Guest: Prashant Kidambi, historian at the University of Leicester, UK, and author of "Cricket Country: An Indian Odyssey in the Age of Empire" It was 1911, after twelve years and three failed attempts, when the first Indian cricket team completed a competitive tour of Britain. Their journey includes a Sikh prince, some missing team members, an unprecedented heat wave, and the backdrop of imperial England.

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