India, let's focus on other sports

What a wonderful champion India has got in Vishyanathan Anand! He has made India proud once again by retaining his world chess chapm. crown for 4 successive times.There is no doubt, he is an undisputed champion of rapid chess. What a fighter! he snached the victory in the very last game agianst Topalov who was proved to be vishy's toughtest challenger till date in World chess Championship.

where on one hand this lone fighter was making india proud, our so called demi gods of a religious sport were making a mockery of all the love and attention they draw from a billion plus population day in and day out. Cricket is called a religion in India. And the bulk of the total budget on national sports goes only to worship this game. It thus deprive many other games and sportsmen of their part to gain standard facilities and infrastructure in India. the result is quite evident and obvious, we have to satisfy ourselves with one medal or two in Olympic games. It's a shame for a 2nd most populated nation who aspire to be the next super power. Hockey is our national sports, we all must have learned that in our primary lessons. But it seems only on books. where is the exposure, the hype, the investment for hockey in India? This game has given so many pride to the nation in the past is now dying a slow death!!

Football is a true International sports being played in most of the countries in the world. Where India stands in the ranking? out of hundred!! too not being precise. can't a nation with 1.2 billion people produce 11 world class players to qualify India into the football WC? The answer is yes, of course we can only if a little attention our govt. pays to these sports by attrackting more investments, building quality Infrastructure, and most importantly promting a love for other sports in the minds and hearts of the youths of the country. then we won't have to depend solely on cricket to be proud and to see the tri-colour flying high in many international stage.