<P> On 31 December 1600 , Queen Elizabeth I granted a Royal Charter to the ( EIC ) East India Company , often colloquially referred to as `` John Company '' . It was initially a joint - stock company that sought trading privileges in India and the East Indies , but the Royal Charter effectively gave it a 21 - year monopoly on all trade in the region . In time , the East India Company transformed from a commercial trading venture to one which virtually ruled India as it acquired auxiliary governmental and military functions , until its dissolution in 1858 following the Indian Mutiny . The East India Company was the means by which cricket was introduced into India . </P>
<P> On 31 December 1600 , Queen Elizabeth I granted a Royal Charter to the ( EIC ) East India Company , often colloquially referred to as `` John Company '' . It was initially a joint - stock company that sought trading privileges in India and the East Indies , but the Royal Charter effectively gave it a 21 - year monopoly on all trade in the region . In time , the East India Company transformed from a commercial trading venture to one which virtually ruled India as it acquired auxiliary governmental and military functions , until its dissolution in 1858 following the Indian Mutiny . The East India Company was the means by which cricket was introduced into India . </P>
who initiated the game of cricket among india and how
who initiated the game of cricket among india and how
The East India Company
The East India Company