The ISL is begun in India and it is a great boost for
football in India.
It follows the IPL tradition and cricket has been given the
fillip after the advent of IPL.
Similar future is forecast for ISL and youngsters in India
would get the opportunity to play with world renowned players.
The youngsters would get motivated to take up football as a
career as the ISL would enable them to get a decent living.
The game of cricket was lucrative and well paying unlike
football and hockey, hence only cricket attracted youngsters.
With the new format the players in football would not only
get rewarded but it would promote good competitiveness amongst our youth.
The ISL has begun with a big fanfare in Kolkatta the place
for football with a grand opening ceremony in salt lake stadium followed by the
first match between the home team Kolkatta and Mumbai.
The match was fun and interesting with 3 goals scored by
Kolkatta and Mumbai despite trying hard could not get a goal.
The attendance was over 70000 and the stadium was full to
its capacity.
The ISL is promoted by Ms Nita Ambani, thanks to her as this
would nurture the football talent in India.
The IPL was a brainchild of Lalit Mody and Nita Ambani has
emulated this model for Football with 8 teams participating in the tournament.
The would be plenty of Football in the next two months and
Indian public would get to see world class players playing here in our grounds.
There had been a fillip for Kabbadi few months ago and that
too attracted wide attention.
There is a game yet to be boosted, and that’s Hockey where
India has been performing much better than cricket since many years, but has
lost its sheen in recent years.
I wish some good Samaritan in India starts a similar league
like IPL or ISL to give a boost to Indian Hockey in order to restore it to its
old glory.
Truly India is shining now; the attention given to sports
would stimulate the large population into taking up sports professionally and
bring fame and recognition to this great country of 1.2 billion.
If small European countries can excel in games and sports
why not our country.
A great country like China with a large population like ours
could mobilize its youth into sports and win recognition in sports as is seen
in recent Asiad games then why should our country lag behind.
If our country recognizes sports and rewards them suitably
then more youngsters would be serious in taking up sports as a career.
TRULY INDIA IS COMING OF AGE AND WE SHOULD BE PROUD TO BE
INDIANS AS THE COUNTRY WOULD BE SOON A SUPER POWER IN SPORTS LIKE IT IS IN THE
IT INDUSTRY.
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