No sport is popular in India other than Cricket. Cricket is treated like religion in India. It was brought by British, so it has became a tradition. So no one can change this. It is not in Olympic but the organisation which organise cricket in India is very much influential, powerful and wealthy.
The organisation has hindered the progress of other sports including Football. People does not want to see other sports. So the organisations of other sports are very weak. They can't invest much for the progress of their sports.Young generation does not want to look after other sports because they think that other sports are not famous and don't have much money which could sustain their life. This is also a big problem. Like, an Indian parent does not want to make their children footballer. India has organised under 18 FIFA World Cup which is a big achievement. I think it brought some changes but the Cricket World Cup that happened next year neutralized the changes.
Olympics is not a big event in India. No one know the players of other sports. They only remember their names for the civil services examinations which take in India every year. Also government does not spend much money on other sports which is also a big issue.
But for a developing country like India, it is also not possible to spend much money on other sports. Before India doesn't become much advanced enough, there is no way that other sports can grow in India. Even global sports like Football is only famous in North East and some parts of India. But after all it is in the hands of Indians of which sport they like or want to see. Till they want to see cricket there's no way for growth of other sports in India.
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