SHEINA KIYARA & RAHUL BANERJEE | The ‘Iconic People’s League’: shaping the multipolar sports order

Cricket means more than just a game in the Global South

25 March 2025 - 04:40 By Sheina Kiyara and Rahul Banerjee

The IPL's use of sports diplomacy to reconstruct the Global North's historical control of sports amplifies India's geopolitical push for a multipolar world...

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