https://www.scmp.com/rss/326118/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com In India, a politician’s son or daughter has a fair chance of getting elected, a business house may actively promote hereditary succession and even the children of film stars can aspire and succeed on joining their parents’ profession, but a Test cricketer’s son cannot wear the India cap without being one of the 11 most talented players in the country. I am a living example of this. Famous surnames don’t work in cricket, that’s why there are no cricketing dynasties in India. Seventy years after... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/society/article/2126173/how-cricket-bats-democracy-india?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/society/article/2126173/how-cricket-bats-democracy-india?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 30 Dec 2017 05:30:45 +0000