The Parsi community viewed these clubs as a way of cementing ties with the British colonial powers.
They were sponsored by Parsi businessmen like the Wadias and the Tatas.
Though the club was the first to be organised by Indians, it was closed a few years later.
The Parsis were the first to start the cricket in India because they were in close contacts with the Imperial British, as they were interested in trade.
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