Yes, Hockey is our national sport and I am quite sure every one knows that. But I am not quite sure, how many of us follow it? If counted, may be, it wont be even 10% of people following Cricket.
For last few months hockey is in news, both for good reasons and bad reasons. Good reason is Hockey world cup is being played in India and the bad reason is the controversies between the hockey player and the Indian Hockey Federation.
Lots of celebrities have come up in support for hockey team for the world cup and seemed like hockey will have its part of popularity. But world cup has already started and Indian team is already out of race for semi-finals.
Question raised here is "why Cricket is so popular in India and not hockey.??"
According to me, the answer is in India's world cup win in 1983. I know its long time ago, I was not even born. But that victory gave people to something to cheer about, feel proud about. The players of that team had become heros for the whole country. Youngsters had started looking at them as role models. That is how cricket became center of attraction.
If you have watched the India's first match in this hockey world cup 2010, in which India defeated pakistan, you must have notice the importance that was given to the players after the win. And that was just after winning a single match.
The point I am trying to convey is that Hockey will have to come up with something extra-ordinary to be in the people's heart. They need to achieve something big., as we all need to achieve something to be something irrespective of our profession or education.
This is just my point of view on the popularity issue. I don't have any thing against Hockey, in fact I will love to see it become popular in upcoming days. Chak De India !!!!!!
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