The clear problem is that Indians do not have a wider perspective.
We know that cricket is just played amongst a handful of commonwealth nations where the Britishers enforced this slow paced game for their leisure. For those who think that we are world beaters in cricket & that's why the focus should be on cricket, let me tell you that it's not the correct way of thinking.
Neither are we world beaters (our record in overseas conditions) nor it is a big deal to be on top where there only 9 competing countries (at the test level).Australia has been world champs for 5 times but have they stopped playing any other sport! Have they invested all the time, money & Human resource in Cricket? The answer is no.
Australia in Sports:
Ranked 2nd in hockey
4th in Squash
Amongst the top teams in Swimming & Rugby43rd in Football
They finish in the top 10 in Olympics
India's population is 6 times that of Australia but we as a sporting nation have failed to back our athletes in the times they have required our support. The media has played a great role in demoralising the other sports by completely ignoring their victories.
The problem with India is that even when other sports are being telecasted at some level we do not take the pain to watch them. The result is no TRP, No sponsors, No money for Infrastructure development & than the whole country wakes up at the time of Olympics ready to criticize the players whom they don't even know. They don't know their struggles to reach that point.
There have been reports where the World Cup winning Kabaddi team had to take rickshaws to go back home after their return. Players who once were medal winners for us, forced to sell Pani Puri or vegetables to earn a living.
I can go on about the many other reasons but I will conclude it by saying that it's the people who can help India develop at the world level sports. Please start following other sports as well.
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