Cricket as a National Obsession is a Detriment to Other Sports

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%.

Hello everybody.

As you all said cricket is creating obsession to other sports. I also think that you are right. Our national game is HOCKEY but It is being ignored by government. It is also not provided with appropriate sports facilities.

India can think of winning gold medals in Olymics only if cricket is knocked out of our minds. We hardly remembers who were Vijay Hazare and other greats. It's only after 70ies and the invention of television make this game popular & reached to the masses. The other reason is thec efforts put by the cricketers of that time like Sunil Gavaskar who gave some of the memorable moments of glory to the country.

Now that boxing is getting popular because Akhil Kumar & Vijendra Singh are winning honours for the country. Sushil Kumar has made grappling popular whereas sania Nehwal has coxed many girls to weild racquet. Everyone wants yo be a part of winning team.

Hence the onus is on government to encourage other sports too & it's also the role of Media to bring the stories of struggle & success of other sportsmen too.

Cricket is a game played only between 7-1/2 nations and yet it gets the attention from Indian Media as if it was a world level sports and all the news related to cricket is hyped like anything. I personally feel that BCCI is bribing the entire top media (times of india, hindu, etc) to hype the news about cricket. The recent example is in which Times of India is hyping the news about Unmukt chnd not getting pass due to the lack of attendance which was an internal issue of the college but it was blown out of proportion by the media and got all the unwanted attention.

Why all people are shouting against cricket.can't u all shout at the door of government to provide adequate facilities to other sports to groom them.bcci is not responsible for the corruption going on in other sports respective boards.if this can be minimized and performance of other sports will surely inspire youngesters.we indians are passionate about cricket due to our team's competitiveness unlike other sports.so next time don't do this childish comparison when one sport is flourishing in our country.first sport has to caught the thoughts of the people then it will automatically become popular.you can feel and see it by recent example.

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.

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.

Hi friends, in India there is four channels allocated for cricket but not for hockey, chess or athletics. But in foreign countries there is a separate channel for each and every game, this makes the people to participate and to concentrate on every games unlike India. In our country no coaches are selected from India, every one has been imported from other countries. Still there is no team formation for football, gymnastics in Olympics but in other countries these games plays a major role. The top winning medalists in Olympics like america and china are thus because they not yet formed a cricket team. As there is no cricket, they are giving importance to each and every game and getting fame to their countries. So from my point of view, the government And media Should encourage every game and the sportsmen too.

India can think of winning gold medals in Olympics only if cricket is knocked out of our minds. Its a dull game and a very slow one too and not a scientific as well. If a batsman gets out, he can never be back in the game which makes it very unscientific. Stupid game followed by stupid people. It is played in just 7 or 8 countries It is affecting other sports very much. This game should be banned.

During 60es an 70es cricket wasn't known to interior of India, We hardly remember who were vijay Hazare and other greats. Its only after 70ies and the invent of television this game became popular and reached to the masses. The other reason is the efforts put by the cricketers of that time like Sunil Gavaskar who gave some of the memorable moments of glory to the country. We started to beat the Europeans at their own game. This was a great morale booster for country which has grown up believing the superiority of White Race. Also it is money spinning machine for many others.

Now that boxing is getting popular because Akhil Kumar and Vijendra Singh are winning honours for the country. Sushil Kumar has made grappling popular whereas Saina Nehwal has coxed many girls to wield racquet. Everyone wants to be a part of winning team. Indian Sports in a unique Catch-22 situation where there can't be talent and victory without money and there can't be money (Sponsorship) without victories.

Hence the onus is on government to encourage other sports too and its also the role of Media to bring the stories of struggle and success of other sportsmen too.