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NEW DELHI, APRIL 8. For the small gathering at the INTACH Hall here on Thursday evening, it was an enriching experience of interaction with noted historian Ramachandra Guha. Speaking on the subject `India's Cricket Heritage', Guha enlightened the audience on the game, its progress from the grass root, lacing his talk with anecdotes of vintage value. Having authored a book on the history of the game in India, Guha took the gathering on a memory trip, insisting that cricket being an English sport was a "myth" and also it was not always a gentleman's game in India. The talk, organised by the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage, evoked a positive response from the audience. Guha did well to weave his tale in phases that recalled the social impact of the game in India, amply reflected in the immense popularity of cricket for more than a hundred years. When asked to explain the mass following of cricket in India, Guha came up with a simple reply, "It is the only sport we are good at."
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