Cricket in India

Documentary which sets out to explore the unique status of cricket in India, and the reasons why the game, which has imperialistic overtones, still remains India’s most popular sport.

Once the pastime of the Pukka Sahibs and the Maharajas, this legacy of the Raj is now the most popular spectator sport in India. Why have Indians, who profess to shun imperialism, been bowled over by this imperial legacy? Yavar Abbas returns to his native India to explore the phenomenon. In his search he goes to Chandigarh, Patiala, Bombay, Lucknow, Rajkot , Delhi, Lahore and Jamnagar.