Cricket as a National Obsession is a Detriment to Other Sports

Hi everybody,

I don't think cricket as a national obsession is a deterrent to other sports, cricket has got popularity because of the legends cricket has given to us like sunil gavaskar, kapil dev, sachin tendulkar, just because of the achievement these peoples have made, cricket is so much appreciated game in India. Recently if we take an example when rajyawardhan singh rathore won silver in Olympics, just after that we won lot of medals in shooting. So, if we want others game to be equally appreciated as like cricket then, we need some great legends in other games too.

And I believe that if other sports will also produce great players then definitely they will get the appreciation as cricket in this country gets.

Hello everyone,

As per cricket concern, I think it provided a platform for upliftment and generation of revenue for the other sports. After IPL the commercialization take place in respect to every sports in the form of NSW hocky leauge, new series of football in bengal, and recetly the mixed wrestling.

And heavy weight boxing in India.

Secondly, If we look from the aspect of sports culture every country then we can formulate a trend and culture, like in europian country soccer and ice sports, in african nation athletics, in american country american football (rugby) , in Australia cricket and rugbey and in India cricket. All these major sports provide momentum to flourish other sports of that perticular country.

Hello everyone,

From my point of view, cricket as a national obsession is a detriment to others sports.

The reason behind this is our gov and media focusing more on cricket while our national game is hockey, we should be more focused on hockey rather than cricket as our national game is hockey, as we can see that in India even in small villages the people are more interested in playing cricket because they are not aware of all other sports as gov and media are showing more and more about cricket that is why the game which we are not seen are getting disappear. So this is fault of our gov and media that they are not making people aware of all other game, of course I am agree with this topic 100%.

Cricket is an obsession compared to other sports.

This is because, in the younger generation, everyone is drawn towards cricket. I extend my opinion by saying that the Indian Premier League (IPL) has a significant impact on cricket in India rather than international cricket.

Additionally, cricket plays a major role in all sports in India, although it is not of Indian origin. If a ranking were to happen for sports played in India, cricket would be in the top position, followed by football and kabaddi. This implies that cricket has stolen the limelight from other sports.

I conclude my opinion by stating that even though cricket has made its impact in India, every other sport deserves its respect.

In India, Cricket is more than just a game. Cricket is a religion and players are idols. The big money rolling on advertisements, the six digit salary and the lucrative offers stand testimony for why youngsters aspire to take Cricket as their career even though it is evident that it is not an easy destination to make it through.

It is obvious that with multifarious editions for the same game, Cricket has set its own trend. The format of this game is too exciting that it has won the hearts of the masses provoking the advertisers to do their part. And with the corporate investments flooding in for sponsors and advertisements, Cricket has widened its margin from rest of the sports by all odds.

Cricket has become the opium of Indian people, and players. Cricket officials have become astute peddlers, too many matches with too little rest will ruin our players in the coming years. They will suffer from "burnt out syndrome" which is quite evident already in the recent series against South Africa and New Zealand. Now even the Bollywood Bandas have entered the arena to double their cash. Days of techniques, and toils are gone, all the roads now lead to the techniques of making money. Biggest jokers in IPL cricket are the coaches. What they teach? How not to play cricket? Too much cricket, and too many crooks will soon kill the duck which is laying the golden eggs. RIP INDIAN CRICKET.

I fell this figure is running out. Because. As we see that in recent completed commonwealth games play. Its overall great display from all our athletes. As they brought lot of laurels to the country by achieving various top positions as in their respective categories. As we can see a poll of young talents emerging from that sports extravaganza. Other than cricket. As we started to hear a lot about saina nehwal, leander paes, somedev, sania, and lot of others. They are not part of the cricket. But still they could reach out to of million Indian hearts. Through their matured performance.

So I think the scenario here is changing. As because of the talents emerging from every other sport.

Hello friends,

I feel that cricket is not completely an obstacle for the development of other sports. The encouragement given for the up lift of cricket in our nation is very high when compared to other nations. In fact bcci is the richest cricket board in the world. The sponsorship given to the game of cricket is also high. Even the government is not giving adequate facilities for the players of other sports. The media has been also focusing more on cricket. The money earned from cricket is very high through commercials. So the government must take steps to develop other games. It is also necessary to evolve more stars in other games like sachin, dravid, lara, dhoni in cricket.

Cricket is a filthy rich sports and the involvement of filthy rich people are responsible for the hype of this game. I am sure out of 121 billion, 50 billion have nither time nor means to watch or play cricket. If a country like Ethopia can produce long distance runners who is running bare foot to bring lorrals for the country then I am sure it is possible in our country too. Where How and When is the concern. Hats off to those individuals who are trying their best inspite of all odds to perform in individual events. Lets see when media and states will shift their focus to promote these individuals for the sake of sports and for the sake of the country.

I think cricket has been hyped by media, business corporates, politicians so much, that Indian public getting fooled. I think if you observe closely there are so many sports whih are very intereting to watch and play like wrestling, boxing, weightlifting, swimming, running, shooting, archery, cycling, rowing, fencing, gymnastics, equistrian, martial arts like judo, taekwondo, etc. But these sports don't get proper attention from the Govt. Its actually these sports which gives the country fame on international level. Today India has become a laughing stock in the world, how money is being wasted on cricket which is played by only few countries.