Cricket was introduced to the Indian subcontinent by British sailors in the 18th century,

A few Indians played as members of the English cricket team while India was under British rule

India's national cricket team played its first international match on 25 June 1932

Oriental Cricket Club-the first cricket club established by Indians

cricket in India came with the formation of the Calcutta Cricket Club in 1792 by British

After experiencing success at county level, Ranji made his Test debut for England on 16 July 1896,

India was also first country to win Cricket World Cup on home soil in 2011.

The Indian cricket team are two times World Champions. In addition to winning the 1983 Cricket World Cup,