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I was born in Cape Town of Indian-Portuguese heritage which at that time labelled me a ‘Cape Coloured'.
Little digging allowed him a slot at 6 in my team
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Indian Diaspora XI
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I was born in Cape Town of Indian-Portuguese heritage which at that time labelled me a ‘Cape Coloured'.
Little digging allowed him a slot at 6 in my team
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International Debutant
Yup, I pretty much agree.
Incidentally I have never heard of Jardine being considered for first Indian captain. How would that have worked since he was already England captain before India played its first test? Although the possibility of Jardine using Bodyline with Amar Singh and Mohammed Nissar is intriguing TSTL.
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International Debutant
Never knew that. I wonder if he was of Goan ancestry. Goa was the main Portugese colony in India.Basil D'Oliveira | The Basil D'Oliveira Official Website
I was born in Cape Town of Indian-Portuguese heritage which at that time labelled me a ‘Cape Coloured'.
Little digging allowed him a slot at 6 in my team
zaremba
Cricketer Of The Year
I must admit, I didn't have in mind such nuances of the word "diaspora" when I used it. I thought I'd made it clear enough in the OP that a broad definition of Indian would suffice. But hey, people can make of it what they will.
