Support Indian Hockey

It has been the big news that the Indian Hockey team has failed to qualify to the Olympic Games this time. It is said that this is the first time that the Indian Hockey team has failed to qualify to the Olympic Games. Predictably there have been fingers pointing in various directions as to who is responsible for the failures. There have been some people who have taken responsibility for the debacle and quit and there are some who have decided to stay on and so on.

The defeat has seen even more significance especially due to the fact that the players in the Indian Cricket arena have been earning huge sums of money and fame. I believe that the Indian Cricketers deserve the money and adulations that they have received and have been receiving. It may be worthwhile in trying to draw a comparison between the Indian Cricket team after their debacle in the World cup and the current state of Indian hockey team. Although there have been harsh reactions to the failures of the Indian hockey team, the Indian Cricket team had to suffer even the public wrath after their debacle in the world cup.

There was physical damage been done to the properties of some of the cricketers and there were security issues as well to some cricketers. Having gone through all these things, the Indian Cricket team did extremely well to come back into reckoning. I should say that it has been a combined effort of the players and the support staff (including the administrators). Indian Hockey team can learn from the Indian Cricket team to be more determined to get back to winning ways. It is agreed that the Olympic Games would have been an excellent platform to perform but there is no point brooding over the debacle but gather the wits and start concentrating on the game.

The players and the support staff (including administration) should take collective responsibility and strive for better results henceforth. It is during these times that the Indian Hockey team needs more support to enable them to get back to winning ways.