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    Cricket Should Be Made National Sport of India.

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    Cricket should not be declared the national game of India for three main reasons: 1) Cricket originated in England and was promoted by British colonizers, so choosing it as the national game would signify that India is still culturally influenced by its colonial past. 2) India has a proud history in field hockey, having won the most Olympic gold medals in that sport, and choosing cricket could overshadow and discourage hockey. 3) Designating an official national game risks ignoring other popular sports and sending the wrong message that their development and popularity are unimportant. It may discourage cultural diversity in sports.

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    Cricket should not be declared the national game of India for three main reasons: 1) Cricket originated in England and was promoted by British colonizers, so choosing it as the national game would signify that India is still culturally influenced by its colonial past. 2) India has a proud history in field hockey, having won the most Olympic gold medals in that sport, and choosing cricket could overshadow and discourage hockey. 3) Designating an official national game risks ignoring other popular sports and sending the wrong message that their development and popularity are unimportant. It may discourage cultural diversity in sports.

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    Cricket should not be declared the national game of India for three main reasons: 1) Cricket originated in England and was promoted by British colonizers, so choosing it as the national game would signify that India is still culturally influenced by its colonial past. 2) India has a proud history in field hockey, having won the most Olympic gold medals in that sport, and choosing cricket could overshadow and discourage hockey. 3) Designating an official national game risks ignoring other popular sports and sending the wrong message that their development and popularity are unimportant. It may discourage cultural diversity in sports.

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    Cricket Should Be Made National Sport of India.

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    Cricket should not be declared the national game of India for three main reasons: 1) Cricket originated in England and was promoted by British colonizers, so choosing it as the national game would signify that India is still culturally influenced by its colonial past. 2) India has a proud history in field hockey, having won the most Olympic gold medals in that sport, and choosing cricket could overshadow and discourage hockey. 3) Designating an official national game risks ignoring other popular sports and sending the wrong message that their development and popularity are unimportant. It may discourage cultural diversity in sports.

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    No, Cricket should not be declared as the national game of India:-

     Cricket basically originated in England and gained popularity in the colonial


    countries as the English masters used to play. The fine Englishmen used to bat all day
    and the tiring bowling work was done by the locals of the colonies. This game is a sign
    of the presence of colonialism.
     We were champions of hockey even when we were not independent . We have
    won Olympic 8 gold medals in Hockey, highest in any sport. We had a glorious past,
    and we should work towards restoring it. Making Cricket as a national game may
    overshadow Hockey.

     If cricket is made as national game of India then it will directly discourage the inclination
    towards other game.

    • It will greatly hurt the sentiments of the hockey players. It will give a wrong message to the
    other sports too.

    • Future can never be known by anyone. Today cricket is famous but if tomorrow some other
    sport will be famous then again people can demand to change the national game.

    • It is the media, government and people who are responsible to make other games popular. It is
    not that hockey and football have no fans, they do have, but there is no proper source to
    encourage the other games.

    • Cricket is the national game of England. So in one way are we making ourselves the complete
    slaves of British culture?

    Conclusion

    If cricket is made the national game of India then there will be no additional benefit that cricket
    will get. Also, it will not have any impact on the cricket fans. But definitely making cricket as a
    national game will attract a lot of criticism from many other areas. It will give a wrong message
    to the youngsters and will hurt the spirit of game. Therefore, it makes no sense in making
    Cricket as our national game.

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