Ghandi and the Cricket Dude

After reading both of these articles, I found it hard to really find what the Cricket gentleman was hitting at. My interpretation of his writings is that he is expressing discontent with the English infection of West Indian culture. I thought that was pretty clear, I'm just worried I am missing something more nuanced he was trying to communicate. Obviously nobody likes another culture coming in and taking over their own, much less being out-shined by another group simply because of race. I am just failing to see what is different or new about this view point. Is this reading just to say "and look there was racism over here too!"? I'm probably missing something.
All that being said, I found Ghandi's interview to be deeply interesting. The primarily topic he speaks of is the cultural takeover rooted in hegemony. Ghandi says that the reason for English infection of Indian culture and by extension the exploitation of the Indian native is Indian dependence on the English technology, yielding a necessary hegemony that is not really in the Indians' favor. This hegemony is not rooted in a direct desire to partake in English culture, but rather in a desire to have factory produced goods and other technological advancements brought to India by Europe. Ghandi claims that India must reject all of that in order to be free. While I agree that rejecting all of English culture, including technology, would free India on some level, I sort of think the damage is already done. India had taken the proverbial red pill. The box had been opened. A society can't just travel backwards in technological advancement and expect to remain content with the way of life. Furthermore, I believe India could obtain a reliable Home Rule without rejecting machinery and factories, though it would be difficult without England's consent. In conclusion, I found a lot more nuance in Ghandi's ideas; they were much more interesting to read.