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Move beyond Indian cricket… here comes tennis, football and kabaddi

I n a country where the national game is not cricket but hockey, it is ironical to see that the millions of Indian citizens live, breathe, eat and drink cricket and cricket only. Be it any format, test, one day 40 over or the recent hyped t20 , Indians just love to watch cricket and worship Sachin, Dhoni, Sehwag alongwith their religious gods. In such a situation, it is sad to see other sports losing out on the limelight and attention which they truly deserve. For, no sport is easy to play and for players to groom and be able to win medals and trophies for India, the players/athletes desperately need the support and assistance of the sports authorities, the government and the various political and bureaucratic people involved. However, the recent performance of the Indian teams/athletes and sportspersons in the Asian Games 2014 held in Korea with a total medal tally of 57 is a boost for the other aspiring sports lovers in the country. Besides, recently there have been three i