India’s shinning cricket, Modi’s ‘Target Podium’ for Olympics & hopeless football|PratimRanjanBose71

Veteran sports journalist Gautam Bhattacharyya joins Pratim Ranjan Bose to discuss Indian sports scenario. Bhattacharyya is former sports editor of Dubai-based Gulf News and is Guest faculty at a prominent B-school in Kolkata.
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Nice discussion. India will reach greater heights on the international sports stage only when we broaden the base. More and more Indians need to get on to play grounds instead of being just sports lovers, that too occasional sports enthusiasts. Kids must play, not because they must win international trophies and medals but for the sheer joy of participating in sport. The talented ones will emerge for the higher levels. Government, both at the Centre as well as the state, must ensure that the means are available to all -- playfields instead of buildings in available open spaces