National game -Hockey or Cricket

Eight-time Olympic champions in hockey India failed to qualify for the Olympics for the first time in 80 years.Do you think that Cricket should be made the national game ?

Vamsi says: i dont think Hockey will loose its status as the national sport of India ... and if someone tries to dislodge Hockey as the National Sport and place any other sport ... then if any other sport becomes popular in its place ... then what happens ? It should be remembered that Hockey is the first sport of Independent India which has brought laurels to India ... and just because Hockey is in dire straits at present doesnt mean that we should leave hockey ... Hockey is and will remain our national sport !

Busybee says: officially hockey may be the national game, but in truth it isnt. This however does not mean that we should mk cricket the national game.. The IHF should be cleaned up and let the game br prioritised now.. Actually Polo (I dont mean the mint with the hole.. :D:D:D...) should have been our national game, as it originated here.

Abx says:nothing official abt it ..........only controlled by facotr M

Ruggedboyz says: i still would like to maintain that hockey should be our national game, for hockey may not have the fan fare and the sponsors and the huge turnouts but it still the game which india once peaked and had once called the envy eye of the world all it needs today is heros for without the sachins and sauravs cricket to would have been a game without all the furore and the heroes come to the game when they are grounds facilities and the required backing however as a respectable nation in the world it is also not done that u change your national game as per where u excel and where u can defeat the world leaders of that game
Shaks says:firstly the law makers made certain rules for india which cant be broken and so rather then thinking of a change to cricket we should be thinking of developing the game of hockey secondly also the game we lead cant be the national game

Kaua says: in my view rather than making cricket the national game of our country efforts should be made twds developing hockey and not only coz its our national game but coz its a game which is played in india for yrs nw and we have had gr8 success in that sport as well in the past ..so mite as well work twds development

Sumandeeprana says: i don't think that cricket should be made national game. yes we can improve hockey.

LP53 says: A day at Santiago is not hockey is all about. Let us not despair. Success breeds arrogance and leads to failure. Let failure breed perseverance and lead to success.

Niceguy251 says: Cricket gained popularity due to extenssive media coverage and money involved.How often do we see hockey or for that matter even other games covered in that manner? We need to take an open minded look at causes of our failure in Hockey as well as other games. In olden days hockey was game of dribbling and if I am not mistaken Dhyan Chand was a wizard at carrying the ball all the way to opponent's goal dodging their defence. In one of the tournaments it was suggested that his hockey stick has glue to keep the ball stuck. It was checked and allegation found to be untrue. But thereafter hockey has been developed into a game of cross passes by European countries which we have not been able to properly assess & incorporate in our strategy for the game. And of course politics in our sports orgnisations is also to be blamed to a large extent. Polo was also originated in India so it should also be given it's rightful place apart from Hockey.