
Italy score, Australia assist: How expats from Down Under returned to their roots and fuelled cricket’s revival in the football-obsessed nation
Published on: July 18, 2025, 8:41 a.m. | Source: The Indian Express
Banned during World War 2 by the fascist regime, Italian expats, mainly from Down Under, kept the cricketing flame burning and returned to their roots to fuel the game’s revival with the T20 World Cup qualification.