Indian Sports
The world's second most populated world that boasts of many a success story in the sports arena has been humbled, yet again. Sports and games in India have a number of heroes with a halo around them. However, when it comes to an international event, India as a sporting nation returns beaten and bruised.
Asian Games 2006 could not have been more disappointing, to say the least. As the mega event wound up, India finished eighth, even behind Uzbekistan. The medal tally read just 10 gold medals, and an overall 54.
The 15th Asian Games was yet another occasion for a nation on a cricket over-diet to sit up and think. Mysteriously enough, India didn't even have any idea of its own team size. There have been reports that no official was able to tell how many sportspersons had taken part in the 15th Asian Games at Doha from India.
The team size was so big (some say it's 350-plus) that the Indian presence was everywhere on the field, but nowhere near the victory stand. While many an athlete we sent to redeem our pride were not to be traced, some others sank without trace. There indeed were a handful who won the 54 medals, but then considering India's team size the, the number of medals they bought proved to be a matter of ridicule than anything that would have made the Indian citizen or the government proud.
Further, a couple of sportsmen, who the Indians treated as Gods till recently, turned the worst enemies of India on the Doha international forum. The ugly spat between tennis players Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi, Jaspal Rana gifting a piece of his mind to the association that sent him to Doha and the like rendered India even weak in Doha.
Tennis
He is not a world ranked player but is certainly one of the all time heroes of Indian sport. With rare exceptions, he is at his best when he wears India colours. Yes, tennis star Leander Paes is in a different cateogory altogether. Though his best rating has been 73, he has given over hundred per cent and more. These days he is not even rated. And barring his encore with Mahesh Bhupathy in the doubles Leander’s performances on the ATP circuit, when he has made the cut, is very ordinary. Yet he is one of most successful Davis Cup players in the world.
Cricket
It is a sport whichrank very high in popularity among Indian masses. India is a majorforce in international cricket as it is one of the eight test playingnations in the world. India has produce several top class cricketerover the years and has won several matches against all other testplaying countries. Sweetest of those victories being our triumph in IIIWorld Cup, England, 1985.
Billiards
Billiards, thoughconsidered as an aristocratic game and not being very popular amongmasses is lately gaining popularity India has produced a handfulplayers of International caliber who have won laurels at severalinternational events Geet Sethi and Micheal Frerria are among thepresent Indian cueists who are respected all over the world for theirmastering in this game.
Chess
Although the game issupposed to have Asian origins and is being played in India forcenturies, it is only recently that we have achieved successes atinternational levels in this game and can boost of few Indian GrandMasters. Vishwanathan Anand being most celebrated of them.
Wrestling
Wrestling too hasbeen a popular sport in India and though successes in this game atOlympics have been limited, we have done fairly well in otherinternational tournaments. India has also produced some great wrestlersamong whom names of Gamma and Dara Singh are the most famous.
Hockey
India defended their title as Asian champions asthey overwhelmed Korea 7-2 in the final of the BSNL Asia Cup hockeytournament in Chennai on Sunday.
India, who opened scoring in the fifth minute of the match, led Korea 3-1 at half-time.
The hosts thus motored to their seventh straight victory in the tournament.
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