India-China Cricket Ties

Cricket is not only the most popular sport in the Indian subcontinent, it has now turned into a global money-spinner. And now communist China which had banned the game, describing it as a pursuit of imperialist lackeys, is turning to India and Pakistan to gain proficiency in the sport.

“A first consignment of bats, balls and other paraphernalia will be sent to China in a month or two, according to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI),” reports The Times of London.

“To help Chinese youngsters to pick their doosras from their googlies — and even their chinamen — India plans to send coaches from the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore, accompanied by umpires and groundsmen. ‘China has already taken to cricket at the schools level in a big way,’ a BCCI spokesman said. ‘It’s time to support a blossoming love of the game’.”

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