Answer:
While
other games like hockey and football became international games, played all
over the world, cricket remained a colonial game, limited to the countries that
had once been part of British empire. The Britisher brought the cricket to
their colonies, but they made little effort to spread the game in non-white
territories like India and West-Indies. Playing cricket became a sign of superior
social and racial states. Afro-Carribean population of West Indies was
discouraged to participate in the game.
But cricket became hugely popular in the Carribean. The first non-white
club in the West Indies was established towards the end of the 19th century.
Political leaders believed that to participate in the game could earn self
respect and international standing . When the West Indies won its first Test
series against England in 1950, it was celebrated as a national achievement.
The significance of this event is
(i)It proved that the West Indians were the equals of white
Englishmen.
(ii) The irony was that the winning West Indies team was
captained by a white player.
(iii) The West Indies Cricket team represented not one nation,
but several dominions that later became independent countries.
(iv) The pan-West Indian team represents the entire Carribean region in
international cricket.
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