How did cricket come to India?

How did cricket come to India?

The British brought cricket to India in the early 1700’s, with the first cricket match being played in 1721. In 1848, the Parsi community in Mumbai formed the Oriental Cricket Club, the first cricket club to be established by Indians. After slow beginnings, the Parsis were eventually invited by the Europeans to play a match in 1877. By 1912, the Parsis, Hindus and Muslims of Bombay played a quadrangular tournament with the Europeans every year. In the early 1900s some Indians went on to play for the English cricket team. Some of these such Ranjitsinhji and KS Duleepsinhji were greatly appreciated by the British and their names went on to be used for the Ranji Trophy and Duleep Trophy – tow of the major domestic tournaments in India. In 1911, an Indian team went on their first official tour of England, but only played English county teams and not the English cricket team.