This article describes the history of cricket in India from the 1945–46 season until 1960.
Events
The major and defining event in the history of Indian cricket during this period was the
Partition of India following full independence from the
British Raj in 1947.
An early casualty of change was the
Bombay Quadrangular tournament which had been a focal point of Indian cricket for over 50 years. The new India had no place for teams based on ethnic origin. As a result, the
Ranji Trophy came into its own as the national championship.
The last-ever Bombay Pentangular, as it had become, was won by the
Hindus in 1945–46.