HOW INDIA'S FIRST TEST TOUR TO AUSTRALIA ALMOST DIDN’T HAPPEN
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✍️ India's first cricket tour of Australia in 1947-48 was marked by turmoil and communal strife at home, as the team prepared to face Australia's legendary Donald Bradman and his 'Invincibles'.
👉 India's first cricket tour of Australia in 1947-48 was marked by turmoil and communal strife at home 👉 The team was led by Lala Amarnath, who narrowly escaped a sectarian mob in Patiala 👉 The tour unfolded against the backdrop of India's independence and partition 👉 India lost the series 4-0 to Australia's 'Invincibles'
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