Hockey Research Paper
As a nation of over one billion souls, I feel sorry and totally embarrassed to think that India is nowhere on the top in the world of sports and, in fact, it is somewhere on the bottom. There was a time before and after independence, my country - a country that I love, cherish and never thought of leaving to make a permanent home elsewhere in this wide planet - was for a considerable period of time a dominant force in hockey.
Hockey, unlike cricket, is an international sport that is played and known the world over. Moreover, hockey is an action-oriented sport and however long a match may be drawn out, but it would end within 90 minutes to two hours at the maximum. In yester years, India has produced great players and who can forget Dhyan …show more content…
Trophies and awards won in cricket - a game played by a few countries, namely Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, West Indies and Zimbabwe - do not mean much as they do not have international recognition or stature. Moreover, it is played at a much, much lesser scale in a few other countries and whatever indications we have show that cricket does not have the strength to spread all over the globe. Further, matches played by stronger countries against weak oppositions like Bangladesh and Zimbabwe, end being one sided or a cake walk. Any frontline opposition batsman or a strike bowler will either be able to notch up big scores or take bagful of wickets against weak oppositions without much …show more content…
First of all, they were not in uniforms. Secondly, they did not march smartly. Thirdly, they were totally sloppy and gave an appearance of ambling on the beach. There are 56 sportsmen representing India at the Beijing Olympics and accompanying them were 42 officials. Were this many officials required? Of the 42 officials accompanying the team, why was not a single official given the responsibility of ensuring that the delegation wore uniforms (and not something that struck their fancy) and marched smartly as the image of the country was at stake? All the erring sportsmen should be heavily fined for taking things in a lackadaisical manner and not allowed to take part in the next Olympics. Would China have tolerated such a lethargic and take-it-easy attitude from their sportsmen? For all you know they would have ended up in
Hockey, unlike cricket, is an international sport that is played and known the world over. Moreover, hockey is an action-oriented sport and however long a match may be drawn out, but it would end within 90 minutes to two hours at the maximum. In yester years, India has produced great players and who can forget Dhyan …show more content…
Trophies and awards won in cricket - a game played by a few countries, namely Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, West Indies and Zimbabwe - do not mean much as they do not have international recognition or stature. Moreover, it is played at a much, much lesser scale in a few other countries and whatever indications we have show that cricket does not have the strength to spread all over the globe. Further, matches played by stronger countries against weak oppositions like Bangladesh and Zimbabwe, end being one sided or a cake walk. Any frontline opposition batsman or a strike bowler will either be able to notch up big scores or take bagful of wickets against weak oppositions without much …show more content…
First of all, they were not in uniforms. Secondly, they did not march smartly. Thirdly, they were totally sloppy and gave an appearance of ambling on the beach. There are 56 sportsmen representing India at the Beijing Olympics and accompanying them were 42 officials. Were this many officials required? Of the 42 officials accompanying the team, why was not a single official given the responsibility of ensuring that the delegation wore uniforms (and not something that struck their fancy) and marched smartly as the image of the country was at stake? All the erring sportsmen should be heavily fined for taking things in a lackadaisical manner and not allowed to take part in the next Olympics. Would China have tolerated such a lethargic and take-it-easy attitude from their sportsmen? For all you know they would have ended up in