A documentary titled, ‘Four on Eleven’, which highlights the influence of the Parsi community on Indian cricket and celebrates the inspiring and outstanding careers of Parsi cricket icons – Nari Contractor, Farokh Engineer, Rusi Surti and Polly Umrigar, will soon be launched by young, Hyderabad-based filmmaker – Shrikaran Beecharaju. Marking his documentary directorial debut, ‘Four […]
Reminiscing our rich history, Parsis were the earliest community in India to take up cricket, playing this game since 1840. The first Parsi Club – ‘The Oriental Cricket Club’ – was founded in 1848. Later, in February 1885, a group of eminent Parsis met at Bombay’s Ripon Club to discuss the setting up of a […]
The comparative experience of the 1886 tour between the English and Parsee cricketers was note-worthy. Whilst the Parsees had never played international cricket, England had already completed 7 series against Australia by the time the Parsees arrived. Back then, the team which comprised 15 players, was captained by Dr. Dhunjeeshaw Patel. Of the 28 matches, […]