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0 pointsscreye4y ago0 comments

I mean, per capita, India is terrible at everything. We are much better at chess than say soccer or Basketball.

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Your cricket is world class though ^_^

Ask your Indian friends about the national cricket team of New Zealand in world cup & world test competition (yeah, I know), then work out the per-capita of that contest.

India probably have the best cricket team in the world right now and they have depth. Their second eleven might be in the top 5. They are awesome and a period of India being the top dog is a good thing for cricket. (Some friendly played, properly tense games against Pakistan would make it even better, we can't have everything).

   India pop 1,380 million
   NZ pop 5 million
   Norway also about 5 million

Fnoord4y ago

True, we tend to forget the size of the population when we compare countries. But we should also not forget that someone from a rich country has a higher chance to get funding for sports.

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robofanatic4y ago

What’s the point in comparing the number of people living in India and Norway or NZ?

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aloisdg4y ago

Same in Kabaddi

Abishek_Muthian4y ago

India does quite well in free style wrestling too, Both men and women[1].

India ranks 3rd in field hockey(men)[2]. Women's team is doing well recently too.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrestling_in_India

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Field_hockey_in_India

OJFord4y ago

I'd never heard of it before I saw SRK playing with/against the sea in Dear Zindagi. So now that's the image I have when I read a comment like yours, and it takes me a minute to remember what it actually is!

revel4y ago

just putting it out there as a random foreigner that happened to watch kabaddi randomly on tv while travelling -- kabaddi rules! Great spectator sport

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prox4y ago

Never knew about that sport, looks pretty cool!

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herodoturtle4y ago

Your cricket is world class though ^_^

harry84y ago

Ask your Indian friends about the national cricket team of New Zealand in world cup & world test competition (yeah, I know), then work out the per-capita of that contest.

   India pop 1,380 million
   NZ pop 5 million
   Norway also about 5 million

Fnoord4y ago

True, we tend to forget the size of the population when we compare countries. But we should also not forget that someone from a rich country has a higher chance to get funding for sports.

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robofanatic4y ago

What’s the point in comparing the number of people living in India and Norway or NZ?

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aloisdg4y ago

Same in Kabaddi

Abishek_Muthian4y ago

India does quite well in free style wrestling too, Both men and women[1].

India ranks 3rd in field hockey(men)[2]. Women's team is doing well recently too.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrestling_in_India

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Field_hockey_in_India

OJFord4y ago

revel4y ago

just putting it out there as a random foreigner that happened to watch kabaddi randomly on tv while travelling -- kabaddi rules! Great spectator sport

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prox4y ago

Never knew about that sport, looks pretty cool!

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