TANKARI BANDAR (INDIA) – Marooned mercenaries, gun-toting guards and sword-waving crowds; historians say the little-known tale of how cricket came to India three centuries ago shows how the game can bring people together.
When the Cricket World Cup opens on October 5 at a 130,000-seat mega-stadium in Ahmedabad, hundreds of millions of fans in the world’s most populous country will unite in a national sporting obsession underpinning identity and pride.
Among those glued to the television will be residents of Tankari Bandar, a…
