British Rules Cricket ?

I was somewhat confused for that what was the real reason for Indian Cricket to be in so much of highlights. I was searching for the answer and one day i thought that i would be able to receive it, but nothing as such happened and i got much more confused. See how _ _ _ _

One day after a news bulletin on TV during dinner there started a big debate over Indian Cricket. The topic of the debate was that whether cricket be the king among the list of all the sports been played on the soil of our country. At one point my father argued that,"there are three most powerful and richest nations in the world owns the highest number of medals in all categorical sports but none of them have cricket even as a game. It is hardly possible to find cricket in their streets with children playing with a bat or a ball. When asked he told these are the very familiar nations - USA, Russia and China. He also told that we are still the slaves of Britishers as we follow their likable games. They played these games on our soil when they were ruling us and now we are playing the very same game to pay homage or tribute to them ? Are not we slaves of them. Is not that true that Britishers still rules the us and evenly The Cricket ?"

Instead of clearing my doubt my father confused me much more. Later started my sister. She believes that,"its not the Boastfulness of Britain, that we are playing their once lovable and still likable game and its also not that Britishers did not ruled America and China. Yes that's other point that they ruled their for only very less time compared to ours. Like wise India Britishers did not found much resources in countries like America and China. They made their investments in these nations with short military troops by either creating different small states as in America or they exploited their population by making them addicted to drugs like opium in China. These nations were not their big spots. They found Indian illiterate with vast resources so they tried to make a maximum use of them. Meanwhile for their own entertainment on our soil they created Cricket academies. And there after started a different chapter of cricket."

Besides this she also believes that Cricket had started from our traditional rural game - 'Gilli danda'. Even much more shocking and confusing. How should i come to know that what's the reality? What it be but its shocking that why America, China and Russia do not start with their cricket teams ?