Will India ever be a World power in hockey again?

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Will India ever be a World power in hockey again?

The hockey world certainly hope so. So much potential. Too much politics that stands in the way of success.

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With cricket loving fans in India and it being a religion here, India will never be a world power in hockey....
Even the coach of India once said, that India doesn't have a chance ...
 
If people start focusing on hockey as cricket even hockey can create attraction. the most important acc. to me is promotion. This can be made out the way "Chak-De" gained attention of the public whose concept was based on women hockey. And many films whose concept was cricket did not make a remarkable notice. hence in order to create an impact AwAkEnInG is important

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HoopsAustralia said:
Will India ever be a World power in hockey again?

The hockey world certainly hope so. So much potential. Too much politics that stands in the way of success.

What do other people think?:SugarwareZ-205:
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India has got a lot of potential. and it is a fact that they are the maharajas of the game. India has been winning for many years but due to cricket been worshipped they have not got the desired recognition as they should have. This way they have lost their interest. This was seen when Indian cricket team when they had won the T20 world cup. and similar recognition wasn't given even when they had won the cup.
 
I guess the ChakDe aura has faded.. this country loves cricket and is the reason for success of IPL, not only in India but across the world. Hockey needs us, it needs the managers, the sponsors to make it level with cricket. Believe me what has happened to cricket after 1983, can happen to hockey in India, we just need the spark to tune it in, so if all the bureaucracy and politics gives way, and India is able to win a major tournament, the day is not far that we will be heading ourselves in Hockey as well!
 
India has got a lot of potential it can easily become a number1 team...only if the bloody politics is kept out of it
 
First of all Cricket in India is promoted by a private body BCCI. Any private body’s motive is to invest and see the returns. Cricket is a business for BCCI. I think BCCI is doing its business perfectly and there is no question about it. It's just like football teams promoted by several private clubs in UK for ex Chelsea, and so on.

Whereas other sports are governed by the Government bodies. The Indian Hockey Federation is an apex that governs the Hockey sport in the Indian sub-continent. All these sport bodies are not managed by business tycoons unlike cricket board. Which certainly means they fail to get the due recognition and growth that they deserve like Cricket or more.
 
Hockey needs popular support as cricket has.Govt. and Pvt. partnership is needed to promote this great indian sport.Just like indians play Gulli Cricket,Hockey should also need such a craze to get good players and regain its status.
 
Removing some poisonous snakes in the commitee is the only way. Unfortunately, the decision making commitees were compromised for political growth...
 
India must try to use the style, that was once used by our team in olden days. The downfall of our team began only after trying to adopt to the new style of playing
 
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