What was the view of Mahatma Gandhi on cricket? Why pentangular cricket was protested by the Indian nationalists?

His verdict on the Pentangular cricket, aptly described as 'his most direct, considerate and consequential intervention in the world of cricket.

1938, the Pentangular attracted growing criticism as being divisive because of the communalism implicit in the makeup of the teams. This was exacerbated by the growing political movement for Indian independence, which wished to foster unity amongst Indians as opposed to competition.

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