Cricket as a National Obsession is a Detriment to Other Sports

India has been performing outstandingly well in cricket from the past 20 years or so. It is the most popular sport in India. Children are madly passionate about it, people are deeply involved in the game, there is a cricket critic in every Indian house. The BCCI has been successful in brilliantly marketing and encouraging the game as well. BCCI is the richest cricket board in the world and the richest sports controlling authority in India. No sports authority has managed their game so well in India as compared to BCCI. We have won 3 World Cups, 2 Champion Trophies and many more prestigious tournaments.

Apart from the raw passion, the money and fame that follows are blinding. Unlike other players of other sports, the cricketers even at the junior levels earn handsomely, which is also a motivating factor that this game ensures financial security provided you play well.

Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a 22-yard (20-metre) pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The earliest reference to cricket is in South East England in the mid-16th century. It is a very popular game in the world. In India, whenever a cricket match is there, the people become mad to see that match.

In India, BCCI is the company, which provides Indian players to the matches.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is the governing body for cricket in India. The board was formed in December 1928 as a society, registered under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act. The president of BCCI is Sourav Ganguly.

Hi everyone,

I feel that its a bit of overstatement that, cricket as a national obsession is a detriment to other sports.

We support many other games like tennis, badminton, shooting, etc. These games also have their own sheen and fame. We have sports stars like Sania Mirza, Saina Nehwal, Bopppana, Mahesh Bhupati, Leander Paes, Rajwardhan Singh Rathore, Abhinav Bindra other than our cricketers.

So many sports are also popular in India other than cricket also.

Good morning everyone.

There are different types of sports found in India but as we all know cricket has been the most liked sports for decades. Cricket is deep rooted in Indian hearts and almost more than half the population run after cricket. Cricket is the national obsession in India because the facilities like infrastructure and other amenities provided to cricketers are far more than compared to other sports let it be football kabaddi or even hockey which is our national sport. Cricketers are paid more and are recognized as famous celebrities which is not in the case of other games. I think that the other sports should be equally treated nad respected as every game has its own importance and benefits.

Thankyou.

Hello, friends Good morning to all.

As per my opinion, there are different types of game and accordingly the preference of game totally depends on the person as per their choice it can say that People's attention is more on cricket rather than other sport but with 100 % I will not say that the Cricket as a National Obsession.

Cricket is a big part of in India. The other sports, not a competition. Big reason is so many superstars of Indian cricket. Everyone calls for cricket god is Sachin Tendulkar. The richest board is BCCI India. Ipl is the richest league.

It's not faring saying that cricket is a detriment to other sports. Each game has its own priority but as of now cricket is having much more craze than any other game due to their achievements during last few decades. Even a small child is interested in cricket as it is a game which can be played even with 2 members, a plank, a paper ball and a small place which is not enough for playing games like football, hockey, basketball etc. So ppl are more attracted to cricket which is much closer and easier to play n have fun. But Indians being good in cricket alone doesn't fetch us more medals in Olympics. The govt should step forward and give more support, funds, infrastructure, encouragement to the other games too. They should plan different types of leagues and telecast in the channels so that many ppl will be aware of different sports. As winning the world cup is a matter of pride winning the gold medal in Olympics also should be. When the members of other sports too bring India huge victories continuously then that particular sport can come into limelight. Parents should let their child know about different sports in school level itself and encourage them in At least, one sport in which they are most interested in.

Hello friends Good afternoon everyone well it's really hard to say that cricket has always been the national obsession for our country even if I am a die hard fan of virat kohli but truth is always bitter and hard to digest. The fact is the infrastructure and other amenities like salary accommodation etc given to cricketers are really lucrative and which is not given to other sports persons in our country be it hockey or Kabadi or be it Football. We should give equal respect and facilities to every game and every sportsperson. That's it.

Thank you.

Hello friends Good afternoon everyone well it's really hard to say that cricket has always been the national obsession for our country even if I am a die hard fan of virat kohli but truth is always bitter and hard to digest. The fact is the infrastructure and other amenities like salary accommodation etc given to cricketers are really lucrative and which is not given to other sports persons in our country be it hockey or Kabadi or be it Football. We should give equal respect and facilities to every game and every sportsperson. That's it.

Thank you.

Well according to me cricket is a national obsession because of the following reasons:.

1) it is promoted more than any other sport in India.

2) the players and paid more and they are quite like superstars while in any other sports this is not the case.

3) there is a well formed network towards cricket and hence it is a prominent sport in India.

Due to these reasons, I believe that other sports are pushed aside.

Thank You.