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Not just cricket: Indian politicians jockey for power

US President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a cricket stadium in Ahmedabad in February 2020 (Mandel NGAN) Cricket is more than a game in India: Critics accuse ruling party politicians and the sport’s closely connected mega-rich governing body of exploiting its huge popularity for electoral advantage. India will begin voting on… Read More »

Lalit Modi turned India into a cricket superpower before exile – now he wants a Hundred

Lalit Modi’s cricket vision realized – WENN Rights Ltd/Alamy In recent weeks, Lalit Modi has hatched one of his most audacious plans yet from his five-storey mansion in Belgrave Square: a £1bn bid to buy The Hundred. Modi, the architect of the Indian Premier League, was banned by the Indian board 11 years ago. Modi,… Read More »