I was sitting in my balcony having my morning teal, with the newspaper in hand, when I heard some excited chattering. Who could be out in a group this early, my curiosity compelled me to go and have a look. The source of commotion was a group of guys, with hockey sticks in hands, chatting as they moved to their destination. After that day, my attention was always drawn to the group. Almost everyday they played hockey in the nearby field. It made me wonder, why was hockey not so popular? Was it not so interesting? I went to the field one day, the swing of the sticks, the swiftness of feet, the immense control each had over the ball, the strategy of playing, everything fascinated me.
There once had been a golden era in India for hockey, when it produced some of the best player there ever where in the history of hockey! Between 1928 and 1956 India won six consecutive gold medals in the Olympics games. Legendary players like Dhyan Chand, Dhanraj Pillay and Dilip Tirkey could reach your heart with the swing of a stick.
Every game has its ups and downs, there are times when the fickle minded public concentrates and focuses on one game. Something as small as some victory c an change their minds and turn their inclination to the other game.
There still are players in India who have it in them to make hockey regain its original position, what is required is a little faith ad confidence in them.
Hockey has been rolling to its lows recently, that doesn’t mean that the game would not see an UP!! That in no way means it would not reach the zenith of popularity and never does it mean that it is a national SHAME!!
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