Sports in India---A dream gone sour!!!!!!
Sport signifies something beyond courage,ambition and power.Its the celebration of the human spirit.Its just the sheer purity of sport that fascinates the mind.The competitiveness sets the adrenalin racing not only among the participants but also among hordes of people watching it.Sport i truly believe is the purest and cleanest form of entertainment.
As is customary India is a paradox,where sport is a formality.Sportsmen in this country either die in penury or lead a life which knows no joy.Every sport in India is badly managed.Cricket,which so many people revere in this country is also badly managed.It is marketed well and hence the obvious flaws are pushed under the carpet.
The BCCI has made sure that anyone who plays the game ends up rich.Money is a great leveler.Do people even know how the selectors are treated?.The contracts given to selectors and their treatment is pathetic.Look at the cricket pitches across India.Almost every pitch across India gives you the feeling that it will turn on day one giving spinners the edge.Is this really the way forward?.
The only thing positive about the BCCI is that its an independent body.It practically means no intervention from the government or any other body.This in turn translates to better control and decision making becomes quicker.Red tape is reduced although no transparency is added to the process.The other heartening thing is the battery of fast bowlers India is currently producing.This is certainly because of the MRF pace academy setup in Chennai.This is what good planning and execution can do.It certainly produces positive results in the long term.
This is the same thing China did with its gymnasts.It set up good academies and that's how we see an abundance of gymnasts from China.
The worrying thing is the situation with other sports in India.Most are headed by politicians.
Priyaranjan Das Munshi heads football,V.K Malhotra heads archery.Boxing,rowing tennis and a variety of others are all headed by politicians who know nothing other than mismanage it.
What's Das Munshi's great contribution to Indian foot ball?.Forget about the Indian teams ranking how many decent foot ball stadiums do we have?.Baichung Bhutia went to England to play league football.He ended playing for the third division and for most of the matches he was a substitute?.Can the situation get more disturbing that this?.
If sportsmen do not find the resources every sport will die a silent death.Sunita Rani was accused of doping during the commonwealth games in Australia.The IOA authorities did nothing and simply stood like dolls.Later she was cleared of all the charges,was garlanded in an empty stadium and given back her medal.Where is the accountability of those officials who accompanied the team?.Shouldn't they pay for their folly.Nothing of that sort happened and Suresh Kalmadi continues to head the IOA.
Take tennis and the recent fiasco surrounding it.How can any body question Leander Paes commitment to the sport.It is unmatched and incomparable?.Imagine the state of tennis when a 21 year old rookie like Karan Rastogi points fingers at Leander Paes.At such a young age you need to let your racket do the talking and not the mouth.
P.T Usha,MC Marykom,Milkha Singh and many others have risen from abject poverty knowing, very well that they are getting into a mismanaged mess called Indian sports.Their courage and determination is exemplary.The government of Indian has disregarded all their achievements and has treated them like second class citizens all through.
Sport in India will continue to die a silent death.Drastic measures are required along with the political will to resolve this mess.Impotency is nature's way of telling us "Sorry no hard feelings please".
Potency will return to all the sports bodies only when they are released from the clutches of the government and are allowed to function as independent bodies with the government overlooking the operations.As long the spiders remain,the cobwebs will only increase!!!!!!!!!!.
As is customary India is a paradox,where sport is a formality.Sportsmen in this country either die in penury or lead a life which knows no joy.Every sport in India is badly managed.Cricket,which so many people revere in this country is also badly managed.It is marketed well and hence the obvious flaws are pushed under the carpet.
The BCCI has made sure that anyone who plays the game ends up rich.Money is a great leveler.Do people even know how the selectors are treated?.The contracts given to selectors and their treatment is pathetic.Look at the cricket pitches across India.Almost every pitch across India gives you the feeling that it will turn on day one giving spinners the edge.Is this really the way forward?.
The only thing positive about the BCCI is that its an independent body.It practically means no intervention from the government or any other body.This in turn translates to better control and decision making becomes quicker.Red tape is reduced although no transparency is added to the process.The other heartening thing is the battery of fast bowlers India is currently producing.This is certainly because of the MRF pace academy setup in Chennai.This is what good planning and execution can do.It certainly produces positive results in the long term.
This is the same thing China did with its gymnasts.It set up good academies and that's how we see an abundance of gymnasts from China.
The worrying thing is the situation with other sports in India.Most are headed by politicians.
Priyaranjan Das Munshi heads football,V.K Malhotra heads archery.Boxing,rowing tennis and a variety of others are all headed by politicians who know nothing other than mismanage it.
What's Das Munshi's great contribution to Indian foot ball?.Forget about the Indian teams ranking how many decent foot ball stadiums do we have?.Baichung Bhutia went to England to play league football.He ended playing for the third division and for most of the matches he was a substitute?.Can the situation get more disturbing that this?.
If sportsmen do not find the resources every sport will die a silent death.Sunita Rani was accused of doping during the commonwealth games in Australia.The IOA authorities did nothing and simply stood like dolls.Later she was cleared of all the charges,was garlanded in an empty stadium and given back her medal.Where is the accountability of those officials who accompanied the team?.Shouldn't they pay for their folly.Nothing of that sort happened and Suresh Kalmadi continues to head the IOA.
Take tennis and the recent fiasco surrounding it.How can any body question Leander Paes commitment to the sport.It is unmatched and incomparable?.Imagine the state of tennis when a 21 year old rookie like Karan Rastogi points fingers at Leander Paes.At such a young age you need to let your racket do the talking and not the mouth.
P.T Usha,MC Marykom,Milkha Singh and many others have risen from abject poverty knowing, very well that they are getting into a mismanaged mess called Indian sports.Their courage and determination is exemplary.The government of Indian has disregarded all their achievements and has treated them like second class citizens all through.
Sport in India will continue to die a silent death.Drastic measures are required along with the political will to resolve this mess.Impotency is nature's way of telling us "Sorry no hard feelings please".
Potency will return to all the sports bodies only when they are released from the clutches of the government and are allowed to function as independent bodies with the government overlooking the operations.As long the spiders remain,the cobwebs will only increase!!!!!!!!!!.
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