The relationship between cricket and politics is clearly defined in South Asia from 1880 to 2005 through the alleviation of stress between members of entirely different castes, even as the stress alleviated did not always come from a religion. aspect between Pakistanis, Indians and also the British. The various problems that arose in South Asia largely concerned class or caste systems (Docs 2, 3, 4), rivalries (Docs 1, 6, 10) and religious tensions (Docs 5, 7, 8, 9) between different countries. and cricket groups. Throughout its interaction with Indian politics from 1880 to 2005, cricket served both as a unifying force between entirely different political groups and also divided political groups in periods of power struggle and political variation , while creating strong links between countries. In a way, it was a unifying force for the different classes in India as well as for relations between Britain and India. As shown in Document 2, an Indian cricketer was invited to "join the Sussex team", that is, a team from a European country. This shows some equality between n...