Indian Sports Strategy - Hidden Agenda

Like the Sri Lanka's Stratagem against Ricky Ponting'striumph to wash out a sport from the mind of
team in the World Cup Super 8, India Team Selectionpeople. And if you see now, no one gets emotional
is also following a hidden agenda.discussing hockey. And full marks to the chief of
First consider these facts: Is it not a fact thatPolice who did not brag to media about his success.
America is way ahead in terms of sports. Is it not aSince his mission was to free the minds of people so
fact that Americans are fanatics about their teamsthat they can get back to work and make India
(as so are the European nations) Is it not a fact thatfocus on work.
India took over a large share of America's businessBut there was an issue. A haryanvi lad around the
and India worked overtime so that American's couldsame time, despite the best of government efforts
enjoy their game of baseball, basketball or evento make slipshod teams (well they called ghavri, binny
football.and mohinder pacers), won the World Cup. Well,
So, sometime, in 1980-90s a strategy was formed. ATeam India (the one which drives India to work) did
chief of police force was chosen for the task. Thenot lose hope. They installed a battery of people (the
task was simple. Indian's were too much emotionallymatrix) to destroy this new game. And years down
attached to their hockey. This chief of police wasthe line, they have achieved the same success.
commendable in the manner in which he stamped outToday, cricket has become empty blabber (like garibi
terrorism from Punjab. His next task was evenhatao or even the population problem) and is
tougher. And nobody was to know the purpose ofexpected to die quite soon. Still the matrix is taking
the mission (at least till the mission was successful).no chances. It has this game under it's crushing hold,
Today, he is successful in his task. And the task wasbut it's eye is watch for any other deviant game
- to stamp out Hockey from the minds of Indianwhich tries to rise it's head.
people. It takes usually 20 years after the last