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Vol 3, Issue 4 (Monthly)

RNI No. DELBIL/2012/45795

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December 2014 I Rs. 15/-

Vijay Anand

The year 2014 has come to an end. A quick

rear view mirror is presented to all the read-

ers of Sports Kreeda.

First, lets talk about the biggest event of the

planet, FIFA 2014. It took place in Brazil

this year. Samba boys were crushed in SF

by eventual champion Germany 7-1. Ar-

gentina offered good resistance in the final

but Messi and Co. was silenced by goal

from the foot of Gotze in the 113th minute

on 13th July. James Rodriguez was the top

scorer and scored most beautiful goal of the

WC against Uruguay in R16. Golden Ball

went to Lionel Messi. Bite of Suarez, exit

of Spain in first Round, progression of pool

toppers to QF, run of Costa Rica, header of

Van Persie against Spain, Only 3 points (by

draws) for Asia Oceana zone were the other

highlights and talking points of the WC 14.

Final of UEFA Champions League was for

the first time a city derby. Real completed

their dream Decima, defeating city rivals

Athletico in the final. They equalized in the

dying minute of the first half and then went

on to win in extra time. Simeones boys

won La liga after 95-96 season. Bayern Mu-

nich retained Bundesliga title in their record

breaking season. Manchester City over-

came resistance by Liverpool and won 2nd

EPL title in 3 years.

This year, Commonwealth games and Asian

games concluded in Glasgow, Scotland and

Incheon of South Korea respectively. Aus-

tralia top the tally in Commonwealth

Games and without an iota of doubt, China

finished first in the tally in Asian Games.

India won a total of 64 medals with 15

gold,30 silver and 19 bronze. Sathish

Sivalingam broke a new Commonwealth

record in Weightlifting. Vikas Shive Gowda

(Discuss Throw), P.Kashyap (Badminton),

Deepika Pallikal and Joshna Chinappa

(Squash), Deepa Karmakar (Gymnastics)

and Gagan Narang (Shooting) brought

glory to Indian sports.

Every even year, continentals or Interna-

tional biggest event (Olympics) takes place.

This year, Asian games concluded in In-

cheon of South Korea. Without an iota of

doubt, China finished first in the tally. The

only point was how far they can stretch their

mark. They stopped at 151 Golds and 342

medals in total. India finished with credible

8th rank (11-10-36-57). Episode of Sarita

devi was the sordid point of the games.

India retain its hold on 4X400 relay for

women. Seema Poonia fought against all

odds of recent years and won the

other Gold of Athletics in

Discuss. In Kabaddi,

Iran came very

close to topple

us from

t h e

zenith but some-

how, Indian men

rescued themselves

for 9th Gold.

Womens team

Gold of Kabbadi also came our way. Mary

Kom set boxing ring on fire and proved that

she is still the best boxer in the country. Yo-

geshwar Dutt took home medal of yellow

metal in Wrestling after Kartar Singh, who

won it in 1984. Hockey Gold in

men came after Bangkok

98. Eves returned

with worthy

Bronze. Jitu

R a i

was the only shooter

who hit Gold spot.

India won 4 medals

in Squash. It could

have been 2 Golds,

had Saurav Ghoshal not lost from match

point in the final against his Kuwaiti friend

in the singles. Well it was an Asiad which

will be remembered for womens domina-

tion. They won about 50% of the total

medals. Small town girls like Annu Rani

(Meerut-UP, Womens Jevlin, Bronze with

NR), Lalita Babar(Maharashtra, 3000 met

Steeplechase Bronze), Vineesh Phogat (Bal-

ali- Haryana, Wrestling bronze) were

among those small town girls who made the

country proud.

Australia crushed host Nederland 6-1 in the

final of Hockey World Cup. Argentina won

their first ever medal by finishing 3rd. India

finished best among the Asians by getting

9th spot in the final standings. Dutch girls

salvaged the pride of hosts by defeating

Aussies 2-0 in the final. In Champions tro-

phy, Germany was crowned champion for

the first time in 7 years. It was a surprise that

final was played between the teams who

finished last in their group games. It opened

debate on the format. Behavior of Pakistani

players after beating India in SF bought

shame to the Hockey World. India finished

4th after loss to Australia in 3rd place

match.

In Tennis, Roger Federer made his sensa-

tional second coming under the guidance of

Stefan Edburg. The year will also be re-

membered for dawn of Samurai from Land

of the rising sun, Kei Nishikori. He de-

feated most players of the top ten ATP cir-

cuit and reached upto the final of US open.

Final drama of the ATP tour was reserved

for US open. It produced most surprising

winner of this century, Marin Cilic.

In Formula 1, Mercedes turned other cars

into bullock carts. Together, Nico Rosberg

and Lewis Hemilton won 16 of the 19 races.

They collected 701 points for the team.

Lewis, eventual champion, ended with 384

points. Thanks to new rules, all the above

statistics are new record. Accident that led

to severe head injuries to Jules Bianchi in

Japanese GP opened up the debate that there

are still some gaps left in the safety of play-

ers in Motorsports. In Moto GP, Marc Mar-

quez made fun of everybody and won first

10 races of the season, which is a record. He

went on to win the title by winning 13 of

total 18 races. Continued on Page 3

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New Delhi (Rakesh): The Wheelchair

Basketball Federation of India, in collabo-

ration with Choice International, the Inter-

national Red Cross and other partners, is

conducting workshops on Wheelchair Bas-

ketball and Boccia for disabled persons in

five locations in India from 5th-24th De-

cember 2014.

The workshops were inaugurated at the

Indian Spinal Injuries Centre (ISIC) in Vas-

ant Kunj, New Delhi on the 5th of Decem-

ber 2014. The Chairman of the ISIC, Maj.

HPS Ahluwalia was present at the inaugu-

ration and said, While Wheelchair Basket-

ball is one of the leading international

paralympic sports, it is hardly played in our

country. We need to promote the sport not

only to create professional sportspersons but

also for rehabilitating people with disabil-

ity.

The workshops aim to increase awareness

on the positive impact of disability sports,

specifically Wheelchair Basketball and

Boccia, among disabled persons in India.

The workshops specifically target the dis-

abled persons, coaches, community leaders,

referees, physiotherapists interested in dis-

ability sports. The organisers seek to use

disability sports as a tool to promote equal-

ity and access to disabled persons and also,

to develop and train disabled sportspersons

to enable them to compete at national and

international disability sports tournaments.

The workshops will cover various areas

on Wheelchair Basketball such as the fun-

damentals (basic basketball skills with an

introduction to the rules of the game), con-

tact, stretching, basic chair skills, ball han-

dling and passing. The workshops are free

of cost and are being conducted by interna-

tional coaches from around the world. Mr.

Mark Walker from Australia, Mr. Jess from

the USA, Mr. Mike from Nepal, Mr. Manoj

Soma from the United Kingdom and Mr.

Aram Voerman from the Netherlands are

the international coaches involved in this

initiative. Former Captain of the Indian Na-

tional Basketball Team and Asian All-Star,

Mr. Jayasankar Menon, is also extending his

support to the initiative.

The workshops are free of cost and are

being conducted by international coaches

from around the world. Mr. Mark Walker

from Australia, Mr. Jess from the USA, Mr.

Mike from Nepal, Mr. Manoj Soma from

the United Kingdom and Mr. Aram Voer-

man from the Netherlands are the interna-

tional coaches involved in this initiative.

Former Captain of the Indian National Bas-

ketball Team and Asian All-Star, Mr.

Jayasankar Menon, is also extending his

support to the initiative.

Disabilities Sports workshops for disabled person in India

Tom Boon unveils

Dabang Mumbai ColoursMumbai: DoIT

Sports Management

Unveiled the team

jersey of Dabang

Mumbai, the Mum-

bai franchise of the

prestigious Hero

Hockey India

League (HIL), at

their home ground

Mahindra Hockey

Stadium.The third

edition of the league

will be held across

the country from

January 22 to Febru-

ary 22.The main objective of the Dabang Mumbai venture is to

win hearts of hockey lovers and to promote sports talent and

contribute towards development of sports across the country.The

jersey, unveiled by Dabang Mumbai star player Tom Boon and

Strategic Advisor and team mentor Viren Rasquinha, represents

the vibrant and fighting spirit of the state of Maharashtra and as

a symbol highlighting the uninhibited ambition of the franchise

to compete to win.

Speaking on the occasion, Boon, who became the highest-ever

paid player in the League after he was bought for a whopping

$103,000 by Dabang Mumbai, said: I have got a wonderful

response from the Indian public in the last couple of weeks dur-

ing the Champions Trophy. I am equally excited to be in Mum-

bai where I will make my debut for HIL 2015. I realize the

expectations and responsibility on my shoulders and I am deter-

mined to give my best for Dabang Mumbai in the coming

Hockey India League.

Viren Rasquinha, who is the advisor and mentor of Dabang

Mumbai said: I am looking forward to the next HIL. We have

some of the best players in the world in our team and we are

looking forward to give a tough fight to our opponents in the

League.

New Delhi: Court of Arbitration (CAS) has allowed

sprinter Dutee Chand to participate in national and

state level events till a final verdict on her appeal

against International Amateur Athletics Associations

(IAAF) hyperandrogenism policy, which resulted in

her ban, is reached.

This is an interim order and has opened the doors for

Dutee Chand to participate in the upcoming National

Games to be held in Kerala from January 31-Feb 14.

Considering this interim judgment a moral victory

for Government of India and Sports Authority of India,

Jiji Thomson, DG, SAI said, sport celebrates human

diversity, regardless of inherent natural characteristics.

Such a policy is contrary to the spirit of sports. Only

women athletes fall under these reg-

ulations and there is enough evi-

dence that athletes from country like

India are targeted and tested under

this policy. So this policy discrimi-

nation against women and specially

women coming from Global South

needs to be stop immediately.

It may be recalled that Dutee

Chand was disqualified by the Ath-

letics Federation of India as per

IAAFs hyperandrogenism policy

after tests revealed that her androgen

levels were higher than normal.

IAAFs hyperandrogenism policy

recommends that a woman athlete

with hyperandrogenism may lower

her androgen to a specified level

with the help of hormone therapy or

surgery and then compete as a

woman.

However, the player and Sports

Authority of India were of the view

that the policy

was against the

very spirit of

sports. SAI

then then nom-

inated Dr

P a y o s h r i

Mitra, an ex-

pert on gender

issues in

sports, to advice Dutee Chand following which she pe-

titioned CAS against the policy.

Government of India and Spots Authority of India

(SAI) pledge to support Dutee in her fight for justice.

CAS provides interim

relief to Dutee Chand

2014- A year of action and dramas Cracks are now visible in Great Wall of China in Badminton. Other

countries, specially India is making serious inroads in the silk route.

K Srikanth stunned Lin Dan in front of his home crowd and won

China Open. Saina proved that she is still the best badminton player

of the country. Dope episode of Lee Chong Wei was the bad patch of

the year. Death of Phil Hughes made eyes of every sport fan wet. In

World Basketball Championship, USA retained the cup and equaled

record 5 titles of erstwhile Yugoslavia. France won their first ever

medal in the colour of Bronze. Defeat of host and World no. 2 Spain

by France in the QF, Brazil bt. Argentina in R16 were the other high-

lights of the tournament. All 3 Asian team took the earliest flight.

Football League, Kabaddi Leagues and tennis, based on the format

of IPL, made their debut on Indian and International horizon this year.

They got overwhelming response from the crowd and media. How

far these will go and how much benefit national team will reap out of

these is yet to be seen. 2014 was full of dramas and actions. Surely,

2015 will not be short of these. So Bye Bye Fourteen, Welcome Fif-

teen.

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5December 2014

fopkj VIEWBUSINESS OF SPORTS Arjun J Chaudhuri

Organizing a sporting

tournament like the ICC

Cricket World Cup

which takes place in

Australia and New Zealand in February-

March 2015 requires a joining together of

multiple factorshealthy relationship be-

tween the Board and players via collective

bargaining agreements, and supporting

sponsors, optimal weather conditions, fa-

natical and engaged fans especially from

India who dominate over 65% viewership,

listenership and readership of cricket

broadcasting worldwide, respectable per-

formance from the hosts Australia and

New Zealand, controversy that keeps the

Interest and debate alive, awe-inspiring

skill, play and sportsmanship, and an un-

derlying cultural meaning that binds most

commonwealth countries where cricket

was first introduced by the United King-

dom, and taken from amateurism to the

next level of professional sport by their re-

spective economies in the post-decoloniza-

tion period.

Notwithstanding the above joining to-

gether of multiple factors, the frameworks

which is the basic competitiveness of the

cricket playing countries participating, and

how the public in India perceive the enter-

tainment value of the tournament that is

expected to be fiercely competitive. This is

crucially important because all of this

translates into the advertising and promo-

tional value of cricket or the commercial

success for the rights holders of the tour-

nament who have licensed these rights for

a fixed period to the highest bidder in ex-

change for royalty that includes broadcast-

ers and merchandisers trying to sell adver-

tising space and time, and products to other

businesses, and to the general public.

Unfortunately, the business model of

cricket is centered on the Big 3, as they are

called, namely, India, Australia and Eng-

land who along with others are full mem-

bers and associate members that include

the others without any attempt to

expand the reach of the

tournament

beyond

t h e s e

two main

groupings

in search of

newer mar-

kets.

To explain

this, lets take

the example of

Football in Eu-

rope where the

League and Cup

Football of Clubs,

and championship

Football of top Euro-

pean Clubs allow its

viewers, listeners and

readers to consume the

sport without feeling that

they are being forced fed

into saturation, and yet the

stadiums are in full to watch

this sport despite not taking

into account the fanatical and

engaged following of its national teams in

events such as the World Cup or the Euro-

pean Cup. The World Cup has expanded in

size from 13 sides initially to 32 sides

vying for the Cup, and the sport has spread

into newer markets across Africa and Asia

giving a new dimension to how fierce

competition for attention is.

The ICC Cricket World

Cup which takes place

in Australia and New

Zealand in February-

March 2015 is yet to

face up to the chal-

lenge that famil-

iarity does lead

to boredom or a

fall in the qual-

ity of compe-

tition. This

lack of fore-

sight on the

part of the

organiz-

ers is

devalu-

i n g

broadcasting

rights and sponsorship

deals of international and do-

mestic cricket in India such as the case of

Micromax acquiring sponsorship rights

30-35% below par as compared to before,

and ICCs approach of stunting growth in

new markets is clearly wrong. The Big 3

oppose the expansion of the Teams partic-

ipating from 14 in ICC Cricket World Cup

to be held in February-March 2014 to only

10 teams in 2019. India, Australia and Eng-

land have the necessary clout to set the

rules, which they do, and as a result only

10 nations known as full members play

tests along with ODI and T20 cricket,

while the remaining four nations out of

fourteen known as associate members

emerge from playing a qualifying tourna-

ment where in each of these countries - Ire-

land, Scotland, Afghanistan and the UAE,

the quality of cricket is rising sharply.

Lets examine the reason as to why that is

the case. For the ICC Cricket World Cup

2019, the ICC has decided that the 2019

tournament will feature only 10 teams

which will be the eight highest-ranked full

members [FMs] and the winners of two

play-offs between the 9TH and 10TH FMs

and the two best associate members

[AMs]. The odds are weighted in favor of

the full members: they play far more

matches than the AMs. Fear is that TV and

sponsorship ratings will drop if AMs defeat

the FMs, and therefore the game theory

strategy is to limit AM fixtures against

FMs. Best example of this happening was

when India lost to Bangladesh and Sri

Lanka in 2007 World Cup that resulted in

lost advertising and broadcasting revenue.

Therefore, the 2019 tournament will have

a round-robin format, guaranteeing that

India will play a minimum of 9 games,

compared with 3 in 2007 without in any

way improving the competitive value of

cricket which will ultimately hit the bottom

line

Phil Hughes- A life cut too shortVijay Anand

Death of Phil Hughes has come as

a shock to whole sporting World.

He was hit by a bouncer in a

Sheffield Shield match at the SCG

on 25th November. Tributes

poured in all social media. Players

from other sports also send condo-

lence message by their ways. As a

mark of respect, Australian Board

has decided to retire his jersey no.

64. They will also register his last

innings as 63 not out rather than

retired hurt.

No doubt, bouncer is the most

effective weapon of a pace bowler.

It is most terrorizing and some-

times lethal to a batsman. His

death has again opened up the de-

bate that short deliveries should be

banned in cricket. But practically

speaking, it is unlikely. Helmets

are very reliable now. Death of

Phil Hughes states that there is still

space for improvement.

Phil Hughes was few of those

players who really loved and en-

joyed the game. He already has

experience of 26 tests and 25

ODIs. The left handers Indian

connection was with Mumbai In-

dians as a top order batsman.

Death of sporting heroes is the

most tragic moment for a society.

Sporting legends give society joy,

pride and achieve what everyone

yearns. Everyone watches players

constantly in danger in moving

rocket of a F1 car or a batsman

facing beamer of 90 mph. It fills

us with admiration for real life he-

roes who defy death.

Most shocking death was of

Greatest Formula 1 driver of all

times, Ayrton Senna on May the

1st, 1994 at San Marino. It was

considered a National tragedy in

Brazil. His funeral was broadcast

live and was attended by approxi-

mately 3 million people in his

hometown Sao Paulo. As per Gui-

ness Book of World Records, this

is the largest gathering for a fu-

neral.

Boxing is another game where

many a deaths have taken place in

rings. Most tragic of them was

death of Korean boxer Duk Koo

Kim in 1982. American Boxer

Ray Mancini blew 44 unanswered

punches on the Korean boxer in

14th round. He suffered blot clots

in brain and died subsequently 4

days later in the hospital. Unable

to cope up, his mother took her life

4 months later. The referee,

Richard Green, equally unable to

cope up, committed suicide a year

later.

As per statistics, about half a

dozen footballers die each year on

football pitch. Cause of death in

most of the deaths is cardiac arrest.

Other games are not too far be-

hind. ON 18 July 1995 death of

Fabio Casartelli shocked the entire

sporting world. The Italian rider

was only 24 years old and reigning

Olympic champion. He died on

descend of Pyrenees on stage 15

of Tour de France.

Indians can never forget tragic

death of Raman Lamba. Meerut

born Lamba who played 4 tests

and 32 ODIs for the country died

at Dhaka while fielding at For-

ward short leg in a domestic game.

He was asked to wear helmet but

he denied. 3 deliveries later, the

ball struck his temple and he died

after 3 days.

As per Lord Buddha, death is

the only truth of life. But death on

field is most tragic. Each govern-

ing body of sport is trying their

best to make the games safe but

death of Hughes indicates that

there are still some holes to be

filled.

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xfrfof/k;k HAPPENINGS

Delhi University win mens North Zone I.U. CricketSuresh Kumar Lau

University of Delhi proved to be a hard nut to crack

and won the North Zone Inter-University (Mens)

tournament after 14 academic sessions. Abhishek

Vats of Swami Shraddhanand College and Rohit

Dubey of Ramlal Anand College(Evening) snapped

up five wickets each as Delhi University(DU)

thrashed Kurukshetra University(KU) by 276 runs to

take title recently, organized by DU at Delhi.

Put in, DU rode on Delhi under 19 batsman and stu-

dent of SGTB Khalsa College HitenDalals 169- run

knock to pile up a mammoth score of 349 in the stip-

ulated 50 overs. In reply, Abhishek and Rohit

wrecked the KU batting. The visitor folded up for

just 73 runs in 28.4 overs.

Delhi University Manager, mentor and Associate

Professor Swami Shraddhanand Dr. Inder Mohan

Dutta, the man behind Delhi University triumphant,

described DU win as a Welcome Result. The over-

all results of the tournament were a trifle flattering

for Delhi University. DU won the last North Zone

Inter-University at Govind Ballabh Pant University

of Agriculture and Technology, Pant Nagar in 2000-

01 season.

Earlier DU registered a comprehensive 7 wickets win

over defending champion M.D. University (Rohtak)

in the first semifinal. In other last four matches, KU

edged past University of Allahabad 114 runs.

The scores (final) :

Delhi University 349 for nine in 50 overs (Hiten

Dalal 169, Hitesh Gemini 39 not out, Pradeep Malik

38, Navdeep Saini three for 91) beat Kurukshetra

University 73 in 28.4 overs (Abhishek Vats five for

36, RohitDubey five for 37).

Delhi University R ecordDelhi University has a splendid record in Rohinton Baria Trophy (symbol

of supremacy in the inter-university cricket championship. Delhi Univer-

sity in the only University ever to have won the trophy seven years in a

row 1977-78 to 1983-84

Delhi University winners of Rohinton Baria trophy since

its inception i.e.1940-1941

1953-1954 Delhi University














Yuva Braham Shakti

honours Yogeshwar DuttNew Delhi: Dr. San-

jay Vats from Yuva

Braham Shakti organ-

ised a public rally and

felicitation ceremony

for Indian Wrestler

Yogeshwar Dutt to

celebrate his Gold

medal win in the

Asian Games 2014.

Yuva Braham Shakti,

an organization

whose main aim is to

help budding players

grow in their respec-

tive sport and repre-

sent nation at their best. This event was organized to spread a message

that every youngster in India who wish to make his/her career in sports

learns from the experiences and struggles of Yogeshwar and aim to suc-

ceed in their life.

Yogeshwar Dutt commented, I am extremely thankful to Dr. Sanjay Vats

for organizing this ceremony for me. He has always been a great support

throughout my journey. I am thankful to Dr. Vats and Yuva Braham Shakti

who aims to provide all their support to the growing Indian sport enthu-

siasts.

Dr. Sanjay Vats on behalf of Yuva Braham Shakti celebrated and an-

nounced this as a very special occasion for the whole nation as Yogeshwar

Dutt ended Indias 28 year long wait for a wrestling Gold.

The Vijay rally by Yuva Braham Shakti started at 1:00pm from Peeragarhi

Chowk, Delhi and assembled at DDA Ground, Nangloi where Yogeshwar

Dutt was felicitated.

Raninder Singh becomes

first Indian executive

member of ISSFNew Delhi: Shri Raninder Singh, President Na-

tional Rifle Association of India (NRAI), contest-

ing in his very first elections at the International

Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF), the global

body representing the sport of Shooting, was

elected member of the all powerful Executive

Committee during its General Assembly meeting

held at Munich, Germany, on 3rd December

2014. In doing so, he became the first Indian to

be elected to the post in the 107-year history of

the ISSF. Mr. Singh garnered 22 out of 25 votes.

He was also elected as the member of the Admin-

istrative Council of ISSF with 145 out of 293

votes.

Commenting on the development, Mr. Raninder

Singh said, "I feel extremely honoured and hum-

bled at the immense faith and responsibility

shown by the ISSF, towards me. This is not only

a personal honour, but an honour for the nation

as well. I shall do my utmost to repose the faith

bestowed upon me and work tirelessly for the im-

provement of the sport globally. This would also

give a huge lift to the sport in India, which is al-

ready setting new standards with every passing

day."

Shri Raninder Singh has been an accomplished

international trap shooter himself and is still tak-

ing part in Shooting Competitions regularly.

Rajesh SharmaSKDesk

Indian Bodybuilders make

India proudIndias Sangram Chougule bags gold in men sen-

ior whereas B Maheshwaran makes the nation

proud by winning gold in men senior 70 kg cat-

egory in the 6th World Body Building and

Physique Sports Competition 2014 organized by

the Indian Body Builders Federation at the Bom-

bay Exhibition Centre, NESCO in Mumbai. This

World Bodybuilding Championship witnessed

more than 400 national and international athletes

from all over the world over a period of three

days. The competitors showed great character

and determination as they battled out on the plat-

form to prove themselves and their worthiness in

the championship.

It feels great to represent your country and win

in your homeland. Past two years have been hard

for me and I was really looking forward for this

competition said winner Sangram Chougule

who bagged Gold in Men Senior 85 kg.

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Historically with India being a colony

of England for over ninety years and

having traded and in turn being influ-

enced by it for an even longer time,

one takes for granted that sporting exchanges too would

have taken place. With which one would have expected In-

dians to be exposed to both the game of cricket and foot-

ball.However, over 65 years of independence sees India as

a cricketing nation with literally no presence of football.

This in itself poses an interesting question, since the popu-

larity of any recreational or sporting activity depends on

factors like social-cultural conditions, geo-political condi-

tions, economic conditions and also the climatic conditions

of a region.

Thus, an investigation on this question leads to an answer

on the countrys social-cultural, geo-political, economical

and climatic conditions, especially in the last hundred

years. While the expected influence of the social-cultural,

geo-political, economical and climatic conditions is easy

to appreciate, the ability to resolve which of these parame-

ters as crucial would be impossible, especially for a country

of Indias size and diversity. It is with this knowledge that

I have to admit, I move. To put across my point I would di-

vide the hundred years in question to three distinct time

eras, namely pre 1947 (marking Indias independence), In-

dependence to 1983 (India wins its first Cricket World cup

title) and finally post 1983 era.

1.Pre 1947 EraPre- 1947 saw a time of 30,000 to 300,000 British coming

in contact with the native Indians. This interaction was

strange as it had different levels varying from a master-

slave relation to a relationship among equals. One of course

can relate this to the status of the British officer and that of

the Indian with whom the proximity is in question. Either

way, the British officer was at a superior position and had

a claim of royalty and thus the right to indulge in the gen-

tleman game of cricket. One has only to remember that

football was a more sporting craze with the mine-workers

of post industrial revolution England. This population was

never in proximity with the local population of India. So

what the Indians saw was cricket and an invite to join in

the game would amount to acceptability in the club of gen-

tlemen. Thus, the Nawab of Pataudi played. The rest of the

population was just too poor to bother with sports when

they were more preoccupied with the adventure of feeding

themselves.

2. Between Independence and 1983The time period between Independence and 1983 saw a

young country getting in terms with itself. With the British

rule coming to an end, a new middle class started develop-

ing. Though not Nawabs by birth, by education and gov-

ernment jobs they started patronizing the game of cricket.

Cricket in those days was only test matches played over 5-

6 days. The game had its appeal not only because it was in-

herited from gentlemen (British officers) but also it

matched the mood and flavor of the native Indians. Like

the two great books of India, Mahabharata

and Ramayana, the game of test cricket al-

lowed the plot to unravel with many sub-plots

developing within it. It also had the pleasure

of chess (a game that originated in India)

where schemes and plans with enticements of

the bowler led to the fall of the batsman.

Football not only was too fast, it also was a

physical game which meant physical contact.

India in those years remained a country with

caste system and ills of untouchability. The

only field game that was popular (in-fact more

than cricket) was field hockey, which some-

how made sure the opponent player was at

least a stick distance away. Fact that social ref-

ormation had succeeded against caste system

more in areas of Kerala and West Bengal, with

pockets of Christianity in Goa and North East

part of India coincides with area where football

is popular, can not be neglected.

3. Post 1983 era1983 marked the winning of the World Cup by India for

the first time. It came at a time where the country and its

populace were searching for something to reassure them of

the redeeming pledge made at the time of Independence. It

had already lost its claim to the hockey crown. But that

world cup win at Lords also had an ingrained message to

the success starved population back in India. It was

achieved by a captain who had no Nawab parentage or

claim to a gentleman. He was a part of the masses. For the

first time a commoner was being celebrated. The win also

brought money to the players. Money that was enough not

only to sustain during the playing years but well into re-

tirement. For the every increasing middle class of India,

who made financial security the bane of any decision-mak-

ing, saw cricket as a viable career option.

The pace of the game increased, deviating from the pace

of story telling in Ramayana or Mahabharata, but larger

money flows fulfilling further aspirations. Today in the

2011 world cup winning cricket team only Sachin Ten-

dulkar is from an urban upper middle-class family. The rest

is from the interiors of the country (even Sehwag is from

the rural areas of Delhi). Those who do not make a cut to

the Indian team also earn well from IPL. Cricket thus offers

lower middle class to break into the big league within the

life span of a generation.

Each era mentioned above gave a definite flip to cricket

without impeding the growth of football; however, the gulf

between the two games became larger and larger, leading

to the present scenario and question that aroused. Today,

Indias economic prosperity is improving; aspirations are

improving and the curse of castes receding ever so slowly.

One thus, can expect growth of other games in the next 40-

50 years.

Why did India Give Football a Skip?

The first English touring team

Player born in this month

Ravindrasinh

Anirudhsinh

Jadeja

Jadeja (born 6 December 1988) is a

professional Indian crick-

eter . He is a left-handed

middle-order batsman

and slow left-arm ortho-

dox bowler. Jadeja rep-

resents Saurashtra in

first-class cricket,and

Chennai Super Kings in

the Indian Premier

League. He was part of

the victorious Indian U-

19 cricket team that won the World Cup in Malaysia in

2008. He also represented Indian U-19 cricket team in

2006. Jadeja also represented India in the 2009 and

2010 ICC World Twenty20 competitions.

He made his ODI debut against Sri Lanka on 8 February

2009 and scored an unbeaten 60 in that match. How-

ever, his Test debut came almost four years later, in De-

cember 2012, against England at Nagpur. He was

bought for $2 million by the Chennai Super Kings at the

2012 IPL Players Auction.

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