Dbq Essay On Cricket And Politics
Makenzie Wood
12/14/13
5th hour
Cricket and Politics
In South Asia, cricket was a new found religion for the people of India. India’s win in the
World Cup in 1983 was a defining moment, cricket was at an all time high, with the media and
Bollywood as well. Between 1880 and 2005 cricket effected politics by bridging religious tensions, a way to express nationalism and a way of unifying people of different groups together.
Cricket was a unique game that brought people together. Documents 1,2,3,4 and 5 all show that cricket unified people of all different groups to come together in playing the game of cricket. In document 1, Indian cricket players were getting fed up with the English polo players that kept playing on their turf with their ponies because the ponies would tear …show more content…
Document 8, again Mohandas Gandhi’s point of view in this article is that he does not really see the need for the other religious countries to be in the tournament because it just causes problems between the countries because of the rivalries the countries already had.
Lastly, in documents 6,9, and 10, cricket was also a way to express nationalism. In document 6, Prabhat Kumar Mukhopadhyay is saying that when the Natore defeated the teams of
Calcutta is the only time they were allowed to compete on even terms with the English. In document 9, Bal Thackeray is saying that when his country is defeated why should they celebrate for the defeat. He disagrees with people supporting teams also not of their religion. In document
10, Shaharyar Khan is saying that cricket is not an elite sport like polo but its so common and one of the only sports in India and thats why it has a way of bringing people together. That they share culture, history and so much. Since cricket is such a unifying sport it brings up religious and political stability amongst all. Document 5, Muhammad Ali Jinnah’s point of view is that when all the countries competed against eachother, there was fierce competition but playing
12/14/13
5th hour
Cricket and Politics
In South Asia, cricket was a new found religion for the people of India. India’s win in the
World Cup in 1983 was a defining moment, cricket was at an all time high, with the media and
Bollywood as well. Between 1880 and 2005 cricket effected politics by bridging religious tensions, a way to express nationalism and a way of unifying people of different groups together.
Cricket was a unique game that brought people together. Documents 1,2,3,4 and 5 all show that cricket unified people of all different groups to come together in playing the game of cricket. In document 1, Indian cricket players were getting fed up with the English polo players that kept playing on their turf with their ponies because the ponies would tear …show more content…
Document 8, again Mohandas Gandhi’s point of view in this article is that he does not really see the need for the other religious countries to be in the tournament because it just causes problems between the countries because of the rivalries the countries already had.
Lastly, in documents 6,9, and 10, cricket was also a way to express nationalism. In document 6, Prabhat Kumar Mukhopadhyay is saying that when the Natore defeated the teams of
Calcutta is the only time they were allowed to compete on even terms with the English. In document 9, Bal Thackeray is saying that when his country is defeated why should they celebrate for the defeat. He disagrees with people supporting teams also not of their religion. In document
10, Shaharyar Khan is saying that cricket is not an elite sport like polo but its so common and one of the only sports in India and thats why it has a way of bringing people together. That they share culture, history and so much. Since cricket is such a unifying sport it brings up religious and political stability amongst all. Document 5, Muhammad Ali Jinnah’s point of view is that when all the countries competed against eachother, there was fierce competition but playing