British Colonization Of India Dbq Essay

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Cricket is a British sport which dates back centuries. During the late eighteenth-mid twentieth century British colonization of India introduced this beloved sport. The playing of cricket in India has come to represent British Control over the indian culture, politics, and people from Britain’s first involvement in the region, up to the late twentieth century. Further the use of cricket as a friendly competition between the different populations within India.
In the early years of British rule in india, cricket appeared to be just a byproduct of colonization. However, as time continued, it developed a more important meaning. “First the hunter, the missionary, and the merchant, next the soldier and the politician, and fifteenth the cricketer- …show more content…

Those who wanted unity within india saw them not as bridges, but rather, as dividers between the different sections of society. “My sympathies are wholly with those who would like to see the Quadrangular Tournament matches stopped. I can understand matches between Colleges and Institutions, but I have never understood the reason for having. . . religiously based teams. I should have thought that such unsportsmanlike divisions would be considered taboo in sporting language and sporting manners” (document 8). What Mohandas Gandhi is saying, is that he thinks that competition based on religion, causes rivalry which can evolve into something worse. These rivalries could form into alliances, these competitions into battle. Gandhi believed that if these competitions were allowed to continue they would form rip in the unity and prosperity he was hoping to create. What was competition and aggression between social classes now turned into aggression between religion. “The champion bowler of the Hindus is a leather worker. . . The upper-caste Hindus of an Indian cricket club found that although he was low-caste, his inclusion in the Hindu team would improve matters considerably with his pluck and spirit” (Document 4). The teams were willing to do whatever they could to beat the others. Each different religion took the steps necessary to beat the others, and that mirrors the competition between religions all throughout

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