Cricket has become more popular than the national sports in the sub-continental countries. What do you think are the reasons behind this? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience

Cricket

is a game which is

been

the state or fact of existing

being

followed by million of people around the world. It is very popular in some of the sub-continental countries like India. In India,

cricket

is given

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gives

more importance than hockey, which is the national sports. In

this

essay, I will highlight the various reasons why

cricket

is more popular than the national sports in some countries. The most significant reason is that the sports authorities of certain countries give more budget for

cricket

and

hence

there are more facilities for

cricket

than the national sports. If certain people are interested in any other sports in

such

countries,

then

they would not find many playgrounds in their

areas

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area

or cities. Another contributing factor is that the media

supports

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support

cricket

more than the national sports.

Also

, people prefer playing

cricket

as its easier and requires less stamina as compared to the national sports like football, hockey etc.

For instance

, I had a friend in Bangalore, India, who was interested in football.

Although

he couldn’t practice on a daily basis as the football ground was very far from his house.

Furthermore

, there are better coaches available in the field of

cricket

in

such

countries as compared to the coaches in the

national

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nation

sports. The

last

interesting reason is that

cricket

is supported through generations

i

refers to the speaker or writer

I

.e.

the

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The

father would teach his son about

cricket

and

hence

the national sports is never taught to

the young

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younger

children.

For example

, my father taught me

cricket

as he knew only that really well. In conclusion,

cricket

is a popular sport in certain sub-continental countries and

thus

the support

for

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of

national sports in these countries is fading away. There are various reasons for why

this

is happening.

However

, there is a need for people to understand and encourage the national sports because there will be a time when some really good sports will not exist in the near future.