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Transcript of SOUTH ASIA'S SPORTING - India International Centre
WINTER 2017
SPRING 2018
South Asia’s
Sporting W
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PreSIdeNt
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dIrector
naresh verma
edItorIal Board
Karan sInGh (chairman)
C. raJa mohan
malavIKa KarleKar
pratIK KanJIlal
panKaJ vohra
rohIt Khera
omIta GoYal
premola Ghose
s. maJUmDar (ex-officio)
edItorIal Staff
chIef edItor
omIta GoYal
dePuty edItor
rItU sInGh
Sr. aSSIStaNt edItor
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IIC Quarterly
WINTER 2017SPRING 2018
India International Centre
I S S N N O . 0 3 7 6 - 9 7 7 1
South Asia’s
Sporting Mosaic
edIted By
ronoJoY senomIta GoYal
coNteNtSVOLUME 44 NUMBERS 3 & 4
WiNtER 2017–SpRiNg 2018
ix: Editorial
omIta goyal
xi: Foreword
KaraN SINgh
1: Introduction: The Landscape of Sport in South Asia
roNojoy SeN
artIcleS
I develoPmeNt of crIcKet
17: The Mercurials: The Nature of Pakistani Cricket
alI KhaN
31: Cricket in Bangladesh
haBIBul haQue KhoNdKer
44: The Journey of Indian Women’s Cricket from the 1970s
ShaNtha raNgaSWamy
53: Indian Premier League: The Great Indian Story
mIhIr BoSe
II NatIoNalISm, commuNalISm, race, claSS aNd geNder
67: Innocence and Indian Cricket
Satadru SeN
81: Cricket in Abstemious Times
SaNKaraN KrIShNa
90: Sports, Radio and Memory: Looking Back at the 1970s
avIjIt ghoSh
101: When Politics Ran Riot at Eden Gardens
SouvIK Naha
112: ‘Indians Make us Angry!’: Australian Perceptions of
Touring Indian Cricket Teams, 1947–2017
IaN SImPSoN
125: India’s Sporting Frontier: Race, Integration and Discontent
in the North-east
duNcaN mcduIe-ra
140: Reinforcing Difference: The History of Women’s
Involvement in Physical Activity in India
PayoShNI mItra
Photo eSSay
149: Focus Sport
Pal PIllaI, alI Bharmal
artIcleS
III BeyoNd crIcKet
171: The Decline of Hockey in Pakistan
Shaharyar m. KhaN
177: A Story of Two Different Worlds: Indian Hockey’s Glory
Run and the Unending Struggle
SuNdeeP mISra
188: The Future of Indian Football
Novy KaPadIa
201: Football in Post-Independence Bangladesh
KauSIK BaNdyoPadhyay
214: India’s Shuttle Story: Breaking through Barriers
to Take Flight
aBhIjeet KulKarNI
224: A Well-kept Secret: The History of Rugby in Sri Lanka
ShaNaKa amaraSINghe
Iv aNcIeNt PurSuItS aNd moderNIty
239: The Great Gama and his Legacy
rudraNeIl SeNguPta
252: Wrestling with the History of Yoga as
Sport in Modern India
joSePh S. alter
266: Bodybuilding in India: Bollywood Bodies
and Middle-class Lifestyles
mIchIel BaaS
278: Racing on Water: A Short History of
Vallam Kali in Kerala
amrIth lal
v SPortS admINIStratIoN
293: Guru Dutt Sondhi: Indian IOC Member and
Visionary of Asian Integration through Sport
StefaN hueBNer
306: See You in Court: The Legal Challenge
Against India’s Sports Bosses
Sharda ugra
vI SPort IN fIlm aNd lIterature
319: Sport in Indian Film
amy j. raNSom
331: ‘I Won’t Let You Down’
motI NaNdI (arunava sinha)
341: coNtrIButorS
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edItorIal
e�c� y���, ��� IIC Quarterly b�i�g� �u� � ������ic i��u� ���� ��f��c�� c����������y c��c����. t���� ���� ���g�d f��� w����’� ����w������, ���c� ��d ��cu�i�y, �duc��i��, ��
���igi�u� ��u���i�� ��d u�b��i���i��. Gi��� ��i� b�ckd���, i� �ig�� ������ ���� �u� c��ic� �f ����� �� ��� ����� ��i� y��� i� u�u�u��. h�w����, ����� i� �� i�������� i� �u� ����yd�y �i��� �� i� �duc��i��, f�� i�����c�, ��d i� i���g��� �� ��y ��ci��y. hi����y, cu��u�� ��d ���� ���� d����d I�di�, ��d ����� ��� b��� � ���� �f i�, d��i�g b�ck �� ���-c����i�� �i���. a� r���j�y s�� ����y w�i��� i� �i� I����duc�i��, ����� w�� �if� b�f��� c�ick��.
t�� �i�� �f c����������y ������ ���y�d i� ��� c�u���y i� ���g. B��id�� c�ick��, ��ck�y, ����i�, f���b��� ��d b�d�i����, I�di�� ������������� ���� ��d� � ���k i� w�����i�g, �����i�g, b�xi�g, ����g ���y ������. W��� i� ���� ���� ��c�u��gi�g i� ���� ��� �u�b�� �f w���� i� ������, ���� u�c������i���� ���� �ik� �����, ��� i�c�����d. a�d ��i� d���i�� ��� di�c�i�i���i�� w���� c���i�u� �� f�c� i� ���i� ��i���� ��d ���f���i���� �i���. m��y K�� ��d� �i����y ���� � d�c�d� �g� i� b�xi�g, ���� ��c����y, n��j�� K�u� did I�di� ���ud by wi��i�g ��� g��d i� w�����i�g. a�d �� I w�i��, ��� ���zi�g m��u B��k��, ��� �f 16 y���� ��d, w�� ju�� w�� ��� ��c��d g��d i� �����i�g. h���fu��y ��� ����y �f ��� j�u���y �� ��� ��� wi�� i���i�� ��� y�u�� �f ��d�y.
K�b�ddi, ��� �g�-��d bu� f��g����� ����� ���� w� ��� ���y�d �� c�i�d���, ��� ��d� � c���b�ck wi�� ��� p�� K�b�ddi l��gu�. I� i� ������� ��� ���� �i�� ���� � ����� w�� �������d wi�� �� �uc� f��f��� �� c�ick��, ��d i� 2017, �����i�i�� �i�w����i� c��� � c���� ��c��d. l��’� ���� ���� ��� d�y ��� ������ wi�� g�� ��� ���c� ���y d������.
D���i�� ��i�, ��w����, ����� i� I�di� ��i�� ��� � ���g w�y �� g�. t�� ���ic��� i� ��i� ���u�� ��uc� �� ��� ���b���� ���� c��f���� ��� ������ �c����i� i� ��� ��gi�� �� � w����, b� i� c���u��i��, f�u��y ���ici��, ��ck �f �d�qu��� ����ci�g, ����g ������� ����� c������g��. t�� ���� �ig�ific��� �b���c�� i� ��ck �f ����� �u�����. m���
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������������� �u��i�� �� d�����i���i�� ��d ����i�� f�� ��� g���, wi���u� ���� b��ic i�f�����uc�u��, ����� ����� fi���ci�� b�cki�g. s����, �����f���, ����i�� ���g��y ��� d���i� �f ��� ��i��. s���� i� ��� ��� �b�u� ���f���i���� �����; i� i� �b�u� ���y, ��� wi��i�g, i� i� �b�u� ��j�yi�g � g���. I� f�c�, ��� w��d ‘s����’ d��i��� f��� ��� F���c� desport, ����i�g ��i�u��. W��� w� ��ck i� � �����i�g cu��u��, ��d w� ���� �� ������i�� ����� �� �uc� �� w� d� ���. p������ ��� ���c� �� ����� i� wi�� ��� y�u��.
I� i� u�f���u���� ���� ����� i� ��� � ��i��i�y �� ���� �i�c� ������� ��� ���� c��c����d �b�u� ���i� c�i�d���’� g��d�� ��d fu�u�� ������c��. I� f�c� ��i� i� ��u� �f ���� �c����� �� w���. t���� �ig�� b� ������u�i�i�� �� ��y �u� f�� �����, bu� w��� ������� �� ��� ��j��i�y �f ��ud���� w�� d��’� w��� �� �� w�� ��� ��� ��c�u��g�d ��? W��� �������d �� ����� �� �� �c�i�i�y i� �c����? n�� ����y��� c�� �� ���d� �� b� � c����i��, �� ���� c���id�� ����� �� � c�����. W��� i� i�������� �� ��c�g�i�� i� ���� wi���u� �����, � c�i�d’� ������ i� �� �i�k, ����ci���y �� �u� �i��� ��� b�c��i�g i�c����i�g�y ��d�����y. t�� c��� ��i�ci��� �f y�g�, f�� �x�����, i� ���� ��� �i�d ��d b�dy �u�� b� i� u�i��� f�� ������� w���-b�i�g. Fu�����, ����� ���c��� u� �� w��k �� � ����, ��d ��i� i� ��� b��� ������ ���� wi�� ���d u� i� g��d ����d i� �if�.
t�i� ���u�� d��� ��� c��i� �� b� � d���i�i�� �cc�u�� �f ����� i� s�u�� a�i�. I�� u�iqu����� �i�� i� ��� f�c� ���� ����g wi�� ������ �� ���f���i���� �����, i� i�c�ud�� �������� ������i��� ���� ��k� ���
g��� c��� ��i��. W� ��� g����fu� �� ��� c����ibu���� w�� ���di�y �g���d �� b� ���� �f ��i� �ff���.
OMitA gOYAL
xi
foreWord
t�� I�di� I�������i���� C����� b�i�g� �u� f�u� i��u�� �f ��� IIC Quarterly ����y y���. W�i�� �w� i��u�� c���� g������ �����, ��� d�ub�� i��u� ����y y��� d���� wi�� � ���cific ���ic �f
i������� ��d c���� i�� ��� wid� �� �� �� g�� � b���d ���c��u� �f �i�w� ��d i��ig��� c���fu��y c����� by � ��� �f �x����� i� ��� ���d. o��� ��� y����, ��� C����� ��� b��ug�� �u� � �u�b�� �f �uc� d�ub�� i��u��, ���y �f w�ic� ��� �ub��qu����y �ub�i���d �� ���db�ck b��k�. t�� cu����� i��u� d���� wi�� �� ���� w�ic� ��� b��� ���g��y ��g��c��d: ��� ������ �c��� i� s�u�� a�i�.
s����� ����i� ��� �f ��� f�w �c�i�i�i�� w�ic� �ff�c�i���y cu� �c���� ���i����, �i�gui��ic, ���igi�u� ��d ����� b���i���. I�di� ��� � ���g ���di�i�� �f i�dig���u� ������ �uc� �� w�����i�g, ��c���y ��d k�b�ddi. Wi�� ��� �d���� �f W������ i��u��c�, �f c�u���, w� ���� ��k�� i� � �ug� w�y �� c�ick��—w���� w� ��w �xc��—��ck�y, f���b���, ����i�, b�d�i���� ��d b�xi�g. If w� �dd c����, ��i� i� ������� ���� w���� w� ��� ���duci�g g���d�������. t���� ������ ���, �f c�u���, ��� c�����d �� I�di� bu� ��� �����d wid��y ���� ��� ��gi��.
t�i� ���ci�� i��u� �� South Asia’s Sporting Mosaic b�i�g� ��g����� � �u�b�� �f i�������i�g ����y� f��� ���u�d ��� ��gi�� w�ic� c�����y ���w ��� u�i������ �ig�i�c��c� �f ������. t�� s�u�� a�i�� ����ici���i�� i� ��� o�y��ic G���� g��� b�ck ������ � c���u�y, ��d �����ug� w� ��� ��i�� ��� �b�� �� ���c� ��� ���f�����c� �f ����� a�i�� c�u���i��, �uc� �� C�i�� ��d J����, �u� ������������� ��� b�gi��i�g �� ��k� � �ig�i�c��� i���c� �� ��� w���d �c���.
a ���ci�� w��d ���d� �� b� ��id �b�u� y�g�, w�ic� i� ������� ��� � ����� i� ��� c����ic�� �����, bu� c�� ���y � ��j�� ���� i� d������i�g ��y�ic�� ������ ��d ������ �gi�i�y, ��u� ����i�g ������������� ���c� ���i� fu�� c���ci�y. D���i�� �u� �b����i�� wi�� c�ick��, ��i� i��u� d���� wi�� � wid� ���c��u� �f ����� ������ ��d, I �� �u��, wi�� b� ���d wi�� g���� i������� by ������ ������