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Top 10 most popular sports in India

 Top 10 most popular sports in India

As we all know sports is essential part of any country. Every country has its own national sports and India’s national sports game is hockey 🏑. There are many sports which are not popular right now but hope so it will be become popular after sometime in the future. Now let’s see top 10 most popular sports which is famous in India.

1. Cricket 

Cricket is the most popular sport in India. The Board of Control for Cricket in India is the worldwide pioneer when it comes to profits in the world of Cricket. India has some fabulous cricketers like Kapil Dev, Rohit Sharma Sunil Gavaskar, Virat Kohli, and Sachin Tendulkar.
Every child in India once wants to play  cricket in his life. Every young wants to join Indian cricket team by this you can imagine how much cricket gain popularity in India.

2. Football 

Soccer or football is the second most favorite sport in India. However, the Indian national football team does not have much achievement at the global level, and the Indian national football team is on 96th rank in FIFA rankings. 
Who don’t know about Sunil Chhetri , the captain is of Indian football team . Because of his efforts and support India gain a name in the terms of football all over the world.

3. Hockey 

Hockey is the national sports of India.India has achieved 8 gold, one silver, and two bronze medals, more than any other team in the world. India gain a name in the field of hockey because of their hockey men’s team.
They also registered their victory at the world cup tournament 1975 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Lately, at the 2018 Asian Games, the Indian Women’s team has won the silver medal. Furthermore, the Men’s team has also worked to get the bronze medal at the tournament.

4. Badminton 

In India mostly girls wants to play badminton and they earn name and fame by playing this . This is 2nd most played sports in India . Saina Nehwal who is known for the playing badminton for the country. She ranked 2nd in the world in 2010.Prakash Padukone and Pullela Gopichand, both achieved the All England Open in 1980 and 2001 respectively. However, Saina is not alone an Indian badminton player who won an Olympic medal as P. V. Sindhu achieved the Olympic silver in 2016. Saina achieved the bronze medal at the 2012 Olympics.

5. Tennis 

Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna are the real motivation for Indian youth following tennis. I don’t know whether they play well in single but they played well in double and in mix games .
Indian Tennis players have received pretty good spots in international tournaments in the last few years.

6. Chess 

Chess becomes the most popular sports in India for especially past two decades due to chess Grandmaster and former World Champion Viswanathan Anand. 
Vishwanathan Anand play chess at international level . He is inspiration of many of the young youth of the country .
The All India Chess Federation is the governing body for chess in India. Additionally, players like Harikrishna Pentala and Vidit Santosh Gujrathi has recently won pretty good spots in the 2020 FIDE ranking.

7. Motor sports 

As I don’t know much about motor sports but i wish it will become more population and seen as a international level sport.
Motorsport has achieved a lot of popularity in India in modern times. Though it is not very common for India to take part in the game, it has a huge fan following. Formula One has taken off in the nation in the past few years, with the first-ever Indian Formula One driver competing in 2005 and the first-ever Formula One Indian Grand Prix in 2011. India has one of the best Grand Prix circuits, the Buddh International Circuit, in Greater Noida.

8. Wrestling 

Wrestling is one of the most-watched sports in India, and youngsters in India are a huge fan of wrestling. WWE has pushed The Great Khali, an Indian police officer turned professional wrestler, to draw Indian audiences’ attention.
Recently in 2018, the Indian team has achieved two gold medals and a bronze at the Asian Games.

9.  Table tennis 

Table tennis is a famous indoor sport in India that has caught on in states like West Bengal and Tamil Nadu. The Table Tennis Federation of India is the official sports body to manage table tennis in India. India’s Sharath Kamal has been ranked 43rd in the world as of 2017. Also, the Indian team has recently won two bronze medals in the 2018 Asian Games at Jakarta.

10. Basketball 

Basketball  in India is played mostly in schools, colleges, and universities. Furthermore, there is significant support for the game among the younger generation. Basketball in India is played by both men and women of all ages and abilities and, Indian Basketball follows FIBA International Basketball Federation rules for organizing basketball tournaments.

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BADMINTON

Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are “singles” (with one player per side) and “doubles” (with two players per side). Badminton is often played as a casual outdoor activity in a yard or on a beach; formal games are played on a rectangular indoor court. Points are scored by striking the shuttlecock with the racquet and landing it within the opposing side’s half of the court.

Each side may only strike the shuttlecock once before it passes over the net. Play ends once the shuttlecock has struck the floor or if a fault has been called by the umpire, service judge, or (in their absence) the opposing side.

The shuttlecock is a feathered or  plastic projectile which flies differently from the balls used in many other sports. In particular, the feathers create much higher drag, causing the shuttlecock to decelerate more rapidly. Shuttlecocks also have a high top speed compared to the balls in other racquet sports. The flight of the shuttlecock gives the sport its distinctive nature.

The game may have originally developed among expatriate officers in British India, where it was very popular by the 1870s. Ball badminton, a form of the game played with a wool ball instead of a shuttlecock, was being played in Thanjavur as early as the 1850s and was at first played interchangeably with badminton by the British, the woollen ball being preferred in windy or wet weather.

Early on, the game was also known as Poona or Poonah after the garrison town of Poona, where it was particularly popular and where the first rules for the game were drawn up in 1873.By 1875, officers returning home had started a badminton club in Folkestone. Initially, the sport was played with sides ranging from 1 to 4 players, but it was quickly established that games between two or four competitors worked the best. The shuttlecocks were coated with India rubber and, in outdoor play, sometimes weighted with lead. Although the depth of the net was of no consequence, it was preferred that it should reach the ground.

Pusarla Venkata Sindhu

Determination and hard work is all we need to achieve what we want. Anything is possible with sheer dedication. PV Sindhu , the professional badminton player is the example of determination and hardwork.

Being 56 Km away from her coaching camp , she did not fail to report on time every day. This is enough to prove her dedication for badminton

Pusarla Venkata Sindhu was born on 5th July 1995. Both her parents were national level volleyball player . Though born in the family of volleyball players she was always drawn towards badminton. She was a huge fan of Pullela Gopichand ,2001 All England Open Badminton Champion and that’s from where she took the inspiration for playing badminton. She started playing at the mere age of eight. And later on she joined Pullela Gopichand’s Gopichand Badminton Academy. After joining the Academy she won many medals. Seeing her success Pullela himself remarked,” the most striking feature is Pusarla’s game is her attitude and the never – say – die spirit”. What could be more inspirational for Sindhu than the compliment coming from her idol himself?

Sindhu is the first Indian woman to win Olympic silver medal in Badminton and first Indian to become the Badminton World Champion.She was ranked no. 2 in April 2017. This young lady is inspiration for many Indians and the world. She is currently representing India at Tokyo Olympics 2020.

Saina Nehwal

Every parents want to fullfil their unfulfilled dreams through their children. Rani Nehwal, mother of Saina Nehwal was a state level badminton player and had always dreamt of becoming national level player. Though she couldn’t achieve it , her daughter Saina Nehwal did not back off from her dream.

Saina Nehwal was born on 17th March 1990 in Hisar, Haryana. When her father was transferred from Hisar to Hyderabad , she took badminton as a means to communicate with others, as she didn’t know their language. She started playing badminton at the age of eight. She took her passion further by participating at Under-19 National Championship. She created history by winning “Asian Satellite Badminton Tournament” twice at the age of 16 and became the first player to do so.

She is former no 1 and has won many international titles and superseries titles. She has represented India in Olympics for three times and won bronze at her second appearance.

Her father and mother were the biggest supporter in her journey. Her father Harvir Singh , used his provident fund so that Saina could get professional training. Saina has evein got her biopic played by Pareeniti Chopra which was released on 26 March 2021.

Badminton – The Underrated Racket Sport

  

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Have you ever compared the ratio of the number of spectators binging on cricket or football to that of badminton? I bet most of you already know the answer to this. The inclination is more towards the prior two than the latter. 

  The society still claims badminton to be predominantly a female sport. It originated way back in India during the British colonization. Due to facts like the shuttlecock is made out of light & soft feathers & the sport doesn’t require a lot of strength to play it got tagged so. But even though the sport was mainly attended by the men, in the beginning, it later gradually got favoured more by the females more.

    But as we see modern society breaks off the stereotypes by proving themselves with some serious actions on-board. As we see Saina Nehwal shares no less spotlight than Srikanth Kidambi in the sports world. 

    So if you’re a beginner, this is all you need to note into your mind before beginning the game :

  •  ‌Warm-up before the game 

 Prepare your body with some good warm-up exercises. Ideally, you could start with a gentle jog around the court or some skipping. Once your pulse is raised and your body is feeling warmer. As the game involves a lot of stamina & reflex movements. So one might end up cramping themselves without proper warm-up exercises. 

  •  ‌Check the racket grip & shuttlecock flight

 So rackets of 85-90 gms are considered as lightweight and recommended for beginners. This helps one in quick reflex strokes and recovery & easy on your wrists and shoulders, reducing the chances of injury. Poor quality or faulty and should be avoided as it may reflect the improper projectile motion of the shuttlecock. 

  •  ‌Keep a central base position

 By positioning yourself in the middle of your area of play you are more likely to focus & reach over the whole area. 

  •  ‌Be prepared for any outcome

 As badminton is a fast-paced, unpredictable game you must be prepared to move in any direction at any given time. So it is important to know your body’s limitations. 

  •  ‌Game planning

 Strategize your game. This needs psychological make-up before playing. When starting out with minimal skill, try to understand your opponent’s psychology and use their weakness to your advantage and catch them out.

     As in any sport, choosing the right shot is essential to excel in Badminton. If you are a beginner, then you need to know the five essential badminton shots – Clear, Drive, Drop, Smash, Net – to step up your game. 

   Every game should be treated sportingly. It is the golden rule in sport. Don’t hype up upon victory neither feel depressed upon losing. The spirit of a true player lies upon learning from every experience they face. Take an account your weaknesses & tackle them accordingly. Build a strong profile by indulging in practice sessions if you want to seek it as your career.