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Book SynopsisThe book examines how profoundly cricket in Pakistan influences culture, politics and society and how it is in turn influenced by the wider social and political context within which it is embedded. An analysis of cricket therefore allows a unique insight into wider societal trends in politics and international relations, race, religion, corruption, cultural change and globalization.
Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction Cricket in Pakistan: Nation, Identity, and Politics Two-way ReflectionsCricket in Society, Society in Cricket National Politics and the Appropriation of Cricket Local and GlobalMatch-Fixing, Corruption, and Redemption Global Relations: Cricket in a Colonial and Post-Colonial Context Sibling Rivalry 1: The Nature of Pakistan Cricket The Diffusion of Cricket to the Subcontinent The Spread of Cricket in Pakistan The First Expansion The Culturally Liberal 1960s and 1970s Socio-Political Transformation in Zias Tenure Impact of the Socio-Political Changes on the Team Models of Inconsistency Leadership 2: Politics, Organization, and Leadership An Emerging Country Essential Patronage: The Birth of the Board of Control for Cricket in Pakistan Patronage and the Appropriation of Cricket Leadership and Centralization Maladaptive Leadership Consequences for the Organization 3: Corruption, Match-Fixing, and Redemption Its Not Cricket: The Ethics of Cricket The Beginnings of Match-Fixing Commercialization Match-Fixing in Pakistan Fame, Greed, Celebrity Insecurity, Inequality, Envy Leadership and Grooming Transformational Leadership: The Case of Imran Khan Flawed Leadership: The Case of Salman Butt A Corrupt Society Organizational Corruption Match-Fixing, Tablighi Jamaat, and Redemption Why the Spike in Religiosity? 4: Pakistan in the Global Cricketing Order: England and the Colonial Legacy The Colonial Legacy Umpire vs. Empire Pak off the Cheats Improving Relations Peaks and Troughs Woolmergate 5: Pakistan in the Global Cricketing Order South Asia I Lala Amarnath of Lahore and India Early Relations Against the Grain The Question of Indian Muslims and the Rise of Hindutva Cautious Resumption Rising Nationalism A False Spring: The 1999 Pakistan Tour to India Cricket: A Bridge of Peace? 6: Pakistan in the Global Cricketing Order South Asia II Isolation in South Asia The Point of No Return Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Afghanistan The Future of South Asian Relations 7: ConclusionThe Future A Mirror to Society Pakistans Rehabilitation Dark Clouds and Silver Linings Epilogue: Cricket in the Time of Covid Notes Bibliography Index
