Third in the series of research findings. This one's about sports. India happens to be crazy about Cricket, to the exclusion of almost every other sport.
Yes, we have had Badminton greats, from Padukone to Sindhu, and Chess grandmasters and champs like Anand and Gukesh, and Billiards champions and a couple of Athletes who were World rankers.
But even a struggling Kohli or Sharma or a bowler, will always be in the limelight, for many years, whether we like it or not.
Occasionally, we talk about other sports. But even within Cricket, it's Men's cricket that counts, not Women's cricket.
Even for cricketers at the State level, it's an uphill battle, to get into a national squad. Maybe it was better a few decades ago, when the money (and therefore, politics) was less, and it was mostly for pride that national teams played. IPL has changed all that for the worse.
Globally, we don't pull our weight in most competitive sports. And exceptions only prove what is evident, if we open our eyes.
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