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For 19th-century imperialists, cricket wasn\u2019t just a game, it was a means of exporting \u201cBritish virtues\u201d across the empire. Dr Souvik Naha tells Spencer Mizen about the sport\u2019s great \u201ccivilising mission\u201d.<\/p>\n

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