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Write a short note on Gandhiji’s views on other sports and cricket.

Gandhiji believed in the importance of sports as a means to create a balance between mind and body, but he said that sports like cricket and hockey are just for the privileged section of the society. He did not like the fact that these games were brought in the country by the Britishers. He further stated that the popularity with the local Indians showed the colonial mindset. He also focused on the local traditional games by the Indians over these colonial games.


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1

Correct the false statements:

A) Colonial rulers promoted Cricket to be played between nations that were under their power.


B) People adopted the game to become westernized.


C) Indian villagers played cricket.


D) Cricket was introduced in schools to bring good manners.


 3

Give brief explanations for the following:

a) The Parsis were the first Indian community to set up a cricket club in India.


b) The significance of the shift of the ICC headquarters from London to Dubai.


 4

Find out the history of anyone local sport. Ask your parents or grandparents how this game was played in their childhood. See whether it is played in the same way now. Try and think of the historical forces that might account for the changes.

 5

How have advances in technology, especially television technology, influenced the development of contemporary cricket?