Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/International cricketers of Indian origin


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The result was   delete. Spartaz Humbug! 17:15, 17 June 2011 (UTC)

International cricketers of Indian origin

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In the first place, "origin" is ill-defined. Is it referring to ethnicity or nationality? I suspect the list contains entries of both kinds. But if this is supposed to be about ethnicity, then this would be inappropriate per WP:EGRS - "Categories should not be based on race unless the race has a specific relation to the topic." If it is supposed to be about nationality, then the category "Indian cricketers" should be used. Also, this list invites entries that are not or cannot be reliably sourced. As it is, the article is completely unreferenced. StAnselm (talk) 06:44, 9 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Comment:WP:EGRS talks about the categories. Shyamsunder (talk) 08:02, 9 June 2011 (UTC)

I am also nominating the following related pages for exactly the same reasons:


 * Delete all as per WP:INDISCRIMINATE. all that basically includes 99% of players who played for that country. such articles add close to no encyclopaedic value to WP. LibStar (talk) 07:46, 9 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Comment:The lists are not as per nationality but per descent . These may be perhaps renamed to fit in Category:Expatriate sportspeople. Shyamsunder (talk) 08:02, 9 June 2011 (UTC)
 * as i said 99% of players for that country would be of that descent. a few exceptions like Monty Panesar. LibStar (talk) 08:12, 9 June 2011 (UTC)
 * The lists are made of/for all such exceptions.Shyamsunder (talk) 11:09, 9 June 2011 (UTC)
 * I guess "descent" is a third option after "nationality" and "ethnicity". It would mean someone like a Non-resident Indian and Person of Indian Origin. But how many of the people on the list fit into that category, and do we have reliable sources to back it up? StAnselm (talk) 08:44, 9 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Most of the players's pages do mention that they or their forefathers were born in India/Pakistan/South Africa.Shyamsunder (talk) 11:30, 9 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Cricket-related deletion discussions.  — • Gene93k (talk) 19:40, 9 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Lists of people-related deletion discussions.  — • Gene93k (talk) 19:41, 9 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete. Not needed. Do we really want Ted Dexter to be in an International cricketers of Italian origin category? Johnlp (talk) 23:43, 9 June 2011 (UTC)


 * Delete all for the reasons set out by LibStar and for the issues with sourcing mentioned by StAnselm Mtking (talk) 00:00, 10 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete: Per nomination. AssociateAffiliate (talk) 10:02, 10 June 2011 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.