Taunt cricketer about India (4)
I believe the answer is:
bait
'taunt' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'cricketer about india' is the wordplay.
'cricketer' becomes 'bat' (I've seen this before).
'about' is an insertion indicator.
'india' becomes 'i' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'bat' going around 'i' is 'BAIT'.
(Other definitions for bait that I've seen before include "Worms, for example" , "Annoy; enticement" , "Deliberately annoy or taunt" , "What lures" , "Tempt" .)