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posted on 2021-06-10, 09:13 authored by Souvik Naha, Dominic MalcolmDominic MalcolmThis article provides an introduction to the Special Issue, Cricket in the Twenty-First
Century. It argues that cricket’s struggle for global recognition and the shifting
concerns about cricket’s perceived ‘character’ provide two of the most significant
meta-narratives to shape the game’s historical and future development. However, in
contrast to the degree of continuity these narratives appear to provide, the article
argues that the game is currently undergoing a particularly rapid and radical phase
of change. The contents of this Special Issue illustrates the processes that will
dominate in the twenty-first century. These can be broadly categories as the
changing political economy of the game, the national-specific manifestations of
cricket’s political-economic landscape, and the intro- and retrospection within the
English game. The article concludes with a state-of-the-art review of cricket
scholarship, and some recommendations for future research agendas.
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