CRICKET HAS SPOILED OTHER STREAMS OF INDIAN SPORTS

Number of participants: 5 Time: 20 Mins Rahul Reddy Started: Good Morning everyone, it is my pleasure to be seated with you all for this exciting discussion. Let s fully participate in this and try to come up with a concrete end remar!. " thin!, it is not #ustified to thin! cric!et as a national obsession. "t is the one game through which we "ndians are able to hold our heads high. $e won two world cups and have been on top in tests for two odd years. $hatever it has brought is %uite appreciable. "n other sports as well, li!e &bhinav bindra winning gold medal in 'lympics, "ndian hoc!ey team winning ( gold medals in past, etc are also highly appreciated. )ut it is also a fact that it happened when *+ s and internet are on full bloom. )ut, in ,-(., when "ndia won the world cup, the *+ s were #ust becoming popular. Still, cric!et fever was high on everyone s head. *hat made it more popular than any other sport. /very "ndian wants to play cric!et in streets. "t is in "ndian blood and no media is re%uired for cric!et. 0ric!et is, and will be the most popular sport in "ndia although " hope other sports also will do well. Smriti 1igam said: 2ello everyone, " do agree with my friend here. /ven " don3t thin! that cric!et have hurt any other sports. "f cric!et is more interesting, full of excitement, inculcating a nation patriotism feeling, then it is not the 4S5'R*3S4 fault. " thin! it is #ust because cric!et has a very interesting format and that is why it has become so popular and loved by all. "t is followed as a religion and the cric!eters are worshiped as God in our country. )ut also the fame that cric!et has given to "ndia, cannot be ignored. &s far as other sports are concerned, they have not lost their importance. $hether it is tennis, badminton or hoc!ey they are still very popular. )ut yes, it is a fact that cric!et is more popular and followed by more people. 2imanshu said: Good Morning friends, " don3t thin! cric!et as a national obsession is a deterrent to other sports. 0ric!et has got popularity because of the legends cric!et has given to us li!e sunil gavas!ar, !apil dev, sachin tendul!ar, etc. 6ust because of the achievement that these peoples have made in the game of cric!et, it is appreciated so much in "ndia. Recently, if we ta!e an example, when Ra#yawardhan Singh Rathore won silver in 'lympics, #ust after that we won lots of medals in shooting. So, if we want others game to be e%ually appreciated, then we need some great legends in other games too. &nd " believe that if other sports will also produce great players then definitely they will get as much appreciation as cric!et in this country.

Mayan! &ggarwal said: 2ello 7riends, &s the topic suggests, that cric!et is detriment to other sports, " %uite agree with it. "t is because: ,8 0ric!et game is promoted by the way of advertisement. 98 0ric!et sport stars are being seen in most of the advertisements related to cric!et or promotion of any other product from honey to alcohol and potato chips to insurance. .8 'ne of the main reasons for the game of cric!et being preferred is when there is a match between "ndia and 5a!istan. &nd the way it is advertised on the news ma!e cric!et not only detriment to other sports but to national peace. :8 "n newspapers, most of the sports page is filled with cric!et news, wherever it is held. So, along with cric!et, the "ndian media too, is playing the role of detriment to other sports of "ndia. Media has the highest power today in our country. "f it wishes, it can change the shape of sports too. &bin *homas said: 2ello everyone, " don3t, at all, thin! that cric!et is a detriment to other sports. )ut, it is the "ndian people3s supportive spirit towards cric!et is what is destructing other sports. Most people do not even !now that "ndia has teams in 2oc!ey, Rugby, Soccer, )as!etball, etc. "t feels mortified extremely, to !now that a huge nation li!e "ndia does not support its athletes. " hope that we will recogni;e our athletes of all games and supports them in their respective sports. Rahul Reddy said: &s " said earlier, according to me cric!et is not at all detrimental to any other sports, it is suppressed by ourselves, we<the people are totally responsible for that. $ell, " thin! that there is no comparison between 9 sports. /ach has its own existence, so how can cric!et suppress the other sports= "t is #ust the matter of fact that "ndian people are cra;y about the cric!et .So the comparison lies not in sports but in our thin!ing only. 7ew days ago, the /conomic *imes conducted a survey to find out who inspires the people in the field of sports and the results announced that almost < :.> people inspires with S R *endul!ar .?> people inspires with M S @honi ,,> people inspires with S. 1ehwal A:> people inspires with +i#endra Singh A:> people inspires with &. )indra *his survey observed that a total of B(> people inspired by the cric!eters, that shows the cra;iness of the people towards cric!et.

Mayan! &ggarwal said: $ell, " personally feel that obsession with cric!et is a detriment to other sports. "t is all because of the way it is promoted. "t is #ust li!e in the case of a movie, if a movie is hyped about, all of us go to watch it. )ut on the same time some epic movie #ust gets neglected because of poor advertisement. &lso, it is not the case that there is less talent in other sports. "f other sports are unable to match up to the expectations, it is only because of improper training due to lac! of finances. Smriti 1igam said: $ell friends, although " li!e and support cric!et a lot, " fell that, unintentionally only but cric!et has come to a point from where it has become detrimental to other sports. Cou can see among yourself only, tha how many of us watches other sports played by "ndian sportsmen. 'f course, a handfulD $hy is it so= 'ne definite reason could be the hype that cric!et gets through the media. 5eople not only watch the match with shear attention but also the pre and post<match shows. 'ther main reason is the investment of money either by the Government andEor, now as we can see, by the business individuals which lures young minds to have a great profession in cric!et. Lastly, " would say that the Government should definitely see to this and ta!e necessary measures to allow other sports perpetuate. &bin *homas 0oncluded: 1ow, if we conclude our discussion " would li!e to highlight the main points that were discussed. 7irst: Ma#ority of us agreed that the Game of 0ric!et, in itself, is not spoiling other streams of sports but it s the audience that goes cra;y for its favorite sport. Second: Media should give as much exposure to other sports as much it does to cric!et. *hird: Government and 0orporate people need to fund other sports as well so that they could get better training and bring home as much popularity as cric!et does. Remarks: *eam F & good team with members willing to participate as no one as!ed anyone to spea!G rather everyone pic!ed their own chance of entering the discussion. Rahul: 0onfident and aware of his stance Hnows how to ta!e leadership Started the discussion and paved the way throughout &ware of current happenings )elieves in producing proper data Strong chances of getting selected

Smriti: 0onfident but loses her stance Gets drifted by others persuasive arguments )elieves in accepting what comes along Strong analy;ing power @oes stand a chance to get selected 2imanshu: 1ot very confident Spo!e only once in 9A mins )elieves in #oining the bandwagon 1ot in a habit of going through newspapers and thus not updated about sport stars. @oes not stand chance of selection Mayan!: /xtremely confident )elieves in wal!ing down his own path +ery clear on his stance Hnows how to put across his points and views 2igh chance of selection &bin: 0onfident &ware of current happenings 5atriotic &nalytical mind @oes stand a chance of selection