(i) The Parsis were a small trading community in close contact
with the British, and hence, they were the first ones to
westernize. During this process of westernization, they founded
the first Indian cricket club, in Bombay, in 1848, called the
Oriental Cricket Club.
(ii) Mahatma Gandhi condemned the Pentangular tournament
as he felt that it was a divisive competition that went against the
need of the hour. At a time when the nationalists were trying to
unite India’s diverse population, the Pentangular tournament
divided them on communal lines and the colonial government
encouraged these divisions.
(iii) The name was changed because of decolonization. This was
a process by which the British influence in many areas, one of
them sports, declined. Cricket was no longer the monopoly of
the imperial powers. Cricket was becoming international. In
time, it came to be accepted that the laws of cricket could not
continue to be framed for British or Australian conditions of play
and they became part of the technique of all bowlers,
everywhere in the world.
(iv) The shift of the ICC headquarters from London to Dubai happened on account of India's location in South Asia. Since
India has the largest viewership and market for cricket, the
balance of power in cricket has shifted from the colonial domain
to the decolonized domain. The shifting of headquarters
symbolized and formally marked the end of English or
imperialist domination over the game.
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