Guardian Weekly

Mihir Bose

Whatever the on-field result of the current Test cricket series between India and England, which began last week, off the field India will still be the winner. Indian money now rules the game. India generates more than 80% of cricket’s international income. And in international cricket, what India says always goes.

While for an English cricket fan nothing will match an Ashes series with Australia, England – which once sent B teams to India, captained by

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