I would say Indian attitude is also composed of hypocrisy. Neither the media nor the people bother the losers. Few days back India lost to Australia by 81 runs in cricket while the hockey
team qualified for the London Olympics by beating France 8-1 (a co-incidence
that many failed to notice). Cricket was heavily criticized and the hockey players came under the limelight..of course its a short life under the limelight as India beat Sri Lanka and cricket again fetched all the media attention.Hockey is never in the picture until the olympics
while cricket is a news that never fades. A continuous poor show by Indian
cricket team not only frustrates the cricket viewers but also gives critics a
good time..the national game after becoming a matter of shame when it didnt
qualify for the last Olympics did fare well this time with a thumping win in
the qualifiers and found sudden love from the media. ” Indians cant digest
defeat “. None has an answer to why cricket became
immensely popular and hockey became a game seeking empathy. A kid with a
cricket bat yearning to get into the Indian 11 has more odds stacked against
him than Mumbai city's population while a kid with a passion for hockey will
find it easier to walk right into the playing eleven..its the road less taken. Sania made tennis popular in India with
controversies more than her victories. She was a perfect page 3 celebrity with
enough fans and controversies while she was winning tournaments..the day she
began losing matches the Indian media too lost interest in her and she too slowly
faded away and she made a last yet bold attempt to rein publicity by marrying Pakistani
cricketer shoaib malik. A marriage that knotted cricket and tennis also indian
and pakistani media with the issue becoming a national bestseller rising fresh
speculations of indo-pak relations. And then came saina with another sport in
the indian territory. Badminton gained popularity with saina's winning habits
and she was more successful than anyother indian sportsperson by making it to
the world top ten in the shortest span. The one other successful and consistent
sportsperson is vishwanathan anand. He always has had atleast a little space in
the sports page dedicated to his regular tournaments and winning scores. If
there is proper training and garnering of talent in various sports India with
100b population will become a talent hub. media could do a better job by saving
some space and footage for the other games and sports. I know this is just yet
another article that is destined to get lost amidst in the thousands that has
demanded sports facilty repeatedly to a less concerned govt.
_hypocrisy as you
call it…limelight favors the one that achieves.
