A SHORT HISTORY OF BOMBAY (1534 - 2008) - FROM BOM BAHIA TO BOMB BAY
1930
Issue Dated: December 14, 2008
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The rivalry between Sunil Gavaskar and Imran Khan goes back to this year. In 1930, as some British and Indian cricketing enthusiast gathered in Bombay to give their passion of cricket, a formal address; Allama Iqbal, in his letter to Jinnah, proposed a separate dominion for the Muslims. Bombay Cricket Association became the pioneer of the cricketing events in India.
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