The Great Indian Attitude-part1

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.