The Hindus cricket team was an Indian

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team which took part in the annual Bombay tournament. The team was founded by members of the

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community in

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. The Hindus joined the Bombay tournament in 1906, when they challenged the

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and the

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and the competition was renamed the Bombay Triangular. The Hindus continued to participate in the tournament until it was discontinued after the 1945-46 season. They won 11 times. Among the noted Hindus players was Palwankar Baloo, who is regarded as India's first great spin bowler.

External links

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Sources

* Vasant Raiji, ''India's Hambledon Men'', Tyeby Press, 1986 *

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, ''A History of Indian Cricket'', Andre-Deutsch, 1990 * Ramachandra Guha, ''A Corner of a Foreign Field - An Indian History of a British Sport'', Picador, 2001 Indian first-class cricket teams Former senior cricket clubs of India {{India-cricket-team-stub