What is the point of Railways and Services? Why do we have them in the first place? Wouldn't it be high time some new rules and regulations should be made?
@ArsenalFan700 India scenario is different. Railways, Services, Banks, Oil Companies etc. are Government owned and they have Sports quota for giving jobs. What happens is that Sports people spend their young age in Sports and are not able to focus much on academics. By getting jobs based on Sports performance, that gap due to neglecting Studies is covered and it also serves as extra incentive. Government jobs are permanent in nature -like you have guaranteed job upto 60 years age (retirement) and you can finish your graduation after your sports career is over. See in USA also, Universities recruit Sports athletes even though they are not that good in Studies based on Sports. Same way here Government companies recruit sportspeople for a small percentage of jobs. Otherwise private companies will never give any job to sportspersons. How many people get chance to earn thru IPL of different Sports? 1000 odd in 1.2 Billion? if Railways, Banks, Government departments like Customs, state Govt departments like Police do not give jobs, number of people following Sports will fall drastically in this country.
Well it is complicated. IPL style leagues are very short in nature because private businessman/franchise do not want to keep it for long and pay salaries for full year. Look at Hockey. Hockey India League is what hardly 40-45 days. What will a player do for rest of the year. Thats why Hockey players are employed in Railways, Police, Services, banks. They take leave from their jobs to come and play for HIL. Same thing is in all other sports. In Football, we got clubs so playing season is long. same thing in Cricket but other sports are not that lucky. if we are looking at making railways, banks, govt departments all private and refuse jobs to sportspeople, then also I dont think that it will be wise decision. unlike western countries where all aspects are considered for somebody making good at career-academics, artist, music, sports, creativity . In India its only academics!!!
On a funny note, before Tendulkar era, money was limited in Cricket too. I am talking about 1970s and 1980s. Most of our Cricket players were Bank Employees on Sports quota. Gavaskar, Vengsarkar, Shastri, Kapil Dev, Amarnath etc. They used to even get themselves transfered to London Branch of State Bank of India, Bank of Baroda so that they can play County Cricket there in England. Same way famous Pakistan players like Imran Khan, zaheer Abbas, Miandad used to work for Habib Bank and get theselves transfered to London to play County Cricket.
Okay, but can that be changed for cricket and football. Obviously other sports can not have the luxury, just like all the sports can't have an IPL type league, but surely changes can happen in football and cricket. There are probably many things that could be done.
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See in USA also, Universities recruit Sports athletes even though they are not that good in Studies based on Sports. Same way here Government companies recruit sportspeople for a small percentage of jobs. Otherwise private companies will never give any job to sportspersons. How many people get chance to earn thru IPL of different Sports? 1000 odd in 1.2 Billion? if Railways, Banks, Government departments like Customs, state Govt departments like Police do not give jobs, number of people following Sports will fall drastically in this country.
if we are looking at making railways, banks, govt departments all private and refuse jobs to sportspeople, then also I dont think that it will be wise decision.
unlike western countries where all aspects are considered for somebody making good at career-academics, artist, music, sports, creativity . In India its only academics!!!
Same way famous Pakistan players like Imran Khan, zaheer Abbas, Miandad used to work for Habib Bank and get theselves transfered to London to play County Cricket.
first India lost to England by 3 wkts then
somdev lost his match in QF in Hong Kong challenger
Same happened in Australian open qualifiers
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