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List of India’s 4 Most Popular Sports Until Now

There are many distinct sorts of obsessions and passions in India. Get to know everything about the 4 most popular sports.

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Top 4 Sports Popularity Despite having a diverse population, India has a few regions that particularly appeal to a substantial portion of the population. Get to know about the most popular sports that have happened in India. 

In India, sport has consistently been able to bring a sizable portion of the populace together on one side of the political spectrum. Sports events are among of the rare occasions when Indians come together as a country for a shared cause. By no means is the popularity of sports in India equal to that of other countries.

The list of the most popular sports in India is now available. It is important to understand that these sports have been ranked based only on their popularity in India before diving into the list. The ranking of any sport is not a reflection of India’s overall performance.

Cricket

When compared to the attention sparked by a specific sport in any other nation, cricket’s popularity in India is unmatched. In terms of a shared fascination with football, Brazil and Argentina are comparable, but India’s massive cricket fan base tips the scales in favour of the east.

India has consistently been in the running for the international cricket’s highest award, from the World Cup in 1983 through the Champions Trophy in 2013. Some of the greatest cricketers India and the world have ever seen have played during this era, including Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Anil Kumble, VVS Laxman, MS Dhoni, and many others.

Football

Football, the most popular sport in the world, is yet mysterious in India. Football is predominantly a spectator sport in India, where it is infamously referred to as the “sleeping giant” of football by former FIFA president Sepp Blatter. Even though the ISL has a sizable fan base in India, football’s enormous popularity is largely a result of European club competitions.

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India’s national football squad is currently rated 105th in the world. Given the size of India’s population and the statistics of some of the other nations that have recently qualified for the World Cup, failing to qualify even once can be characterized as a massive institutional and professional failure.

Kabaddi

While other Indian sports, such as badminton and hockey, would have taken the third place a few years ago, kabaddi has reclaimed its place as the national sport of India.

Kabaddi, one of the classic Indian sports, has unexpectedly gained popularity thanks to the Pro-Kabaddi League, an annual event hosted in different Indian locations. Only the Indian Premier League is more well-liked in India today than the PKL was in 2014. (IPL).

Badminton

Although badminton has always been a popular sport with the general population, international success has been harder to come by.

This pattern has changed as a new generation of Indian players have established themselves and India on the world scene. After making a name for herself in a number of competitions, Saina Nehwal won a bronze medal at the London Olympics in 2012, cementing her place in history.

Nehwal’s accomplishment was eclipsed by PV Sindhu, her younger rival. At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, the latter earned a silver medal.

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