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The Game of Empire

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The cricket World Cup is under way. This three-part series explores the political implications of the game in different parts of the former British Empire. 1: Gentlemen, I Give You Cricket.
Mark Whitaker looks at India, where cricket was a tool of colonial rule and a plaything of feudal princes, yet became an abiding popular passion. Producer Mark Whitaker

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