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This book expands our historical understanding of postcolonial India by examining how cricket has shaped Indian society and politics.

This book presents a comprehensive exploration of the contemporary global landscape characterized by unsettling dynamics in identity politics, state authority,

This book expands our historical understanding of postcolonial India by examining how cricket has shaped Indian society and politics.

Compared with modes of representation such as literature, drama, poetry and dance, the world of sport has been largely neglected in postcolonial studies. At bot