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First cricket club in India was Calcutta cricket club. It was established in the year 1792. India’s national cricket team played only in 1932 at Lords. It was established by British colonies.

Hockey is the national game of India. It consists of two teams with eleven members each team. India is a first non-European team to be a part of international hockey federation. In 1928, the team won its first Olympic gold medal. Until 1956, Indian men’s hockey team remained unbeaten Olympic champion with 6 gold medals in a row.

The colonial sport that was condemned by Gandhi was Pentangular tournament which was a cricket tournament, played based on communal divisions during British rule in India. Gandhi condemned this tournament because it caused communal differences among Indians instead of unity which was Gandhi’s main weapon to achieve freedom. The communal teams contained in this cricket were the Europeans, the Parsis, the Hindus, Muslims and the rest of other communities were included under fifth team.

The colonial sport that was condemned by Gandhi, S.A. Barelvi, AFS Talyarkhan was Pentangular tournament which was a cricket tournament, played based on communal divisions during British rule in India. Gandhi condemned this tournament because it caused communal differences among Indians instead of unity which was Gandhi’s main weapon to achieve freedom.

A cricket ball is made up of cork covered by leather. The ball is layered and tightly wound with string or twine. The circumference of ball ranges from 224mm to 229mm in men’s cricket. 

Gymkhana is usually a place of assembly. In earlier days, cricket was played based on communal classes. Few communities had their respective cricket clubs or gymkhanas. Some of them were Hindu gymkhana, Muslim gymkhana and Parsee gymkhana . These were located in Mumbai. Among the given options  Sikh gymkhana did not exist.

Mahatma Gandhi supported Kushti as it is not played on basis of communal divisions. This is an Indian based wrestling sport in which physical strength of participants are tested. It has been in practice since ancient times of Indian history.

A Parsi team beat the Bombay Gymkhana at cricket in 1889, just four years after the foundation of the Indian National Congress in 1885, an organisation that was lucky to have amongst its early leaders the great Parsi statesman and intellectual Dadabhai Naoroji. 

The colonial sport, pentangular tournament was cricket which was played based on communal divisions during British rule in India. The teams contained in this cricket were the Europeans, the Parsis, the Hindus, Muslims and the rest of other communities were included under fifth team.