3. CONTENTS
history OF SPORTS
SUCCESS OF SPORTS IN INDIA
WHY ONLY CRICKET?
GROWTH OF INDIGENOUS SPORTS IN INDIA
VARIOUS SPORTS LEAGUE HELD IN INDIA
CONCLUSION
4. HISTORY OF SPORTS
The history of sports probably extends as far back as the existence of
people as purposive sportive and active beings. Sport has been a
useful way for people to increase their mastery of nature and the
environment .
5. SUCCESS OF SPORTS IN INDIA
• There are a number of popular sports in India but cricket is the most popular. The country
also has won eight Olympic gold medals in field hockey.
• The National Games of India is a national domestic sports event, which has been held in the
country since 1924. India also is home to cricket's Indian Premier League (IPL), launched in
2008.
6. WHY ONLY CRICKET??
• It is not merely that cricket is popular in India, it is that it dominates organized sports in
the country in a manner that few sports dominate any large country in the world. Name
most largish countries and at last two or three sports come to mind: Britain has
football, cricket and rugby; the US has American football, baseball, basketball and even
ice hockey; Australia has Australian football, rugby, cricket and football. And the few
exceptions, like Brazil or Argentina, at least focus on the world’s most popular sport.
Only India has embraced a sport of relatively limited popularity as its own.
• WHY??
7. GROWTH OF INDIGENOUS SPORT IN INDIA
• India has a tradition of sports and physical fitness. In recognition of the
importance of sports, a separate department was set up in 1982, prior to
the commencement of the 9th Asian Games.
• The Sports Authority of India (SAI) was established in 1984 as a
registered society in pursuance of a Government of India resolution.
8. VARIOUS SPORTS LEAGUE HELD IN INDIA
• IndianPremier League
• IndianSuper League
• HockeyIndiaLeague
• IndianBadmintonLeague
• ProKabaddi League
• International Premier TennisLeague
9. •1. Indian Premier League
• The Indian Premiere League (IPL)
is a T20 cricket tournament
where different franchise teams
compete for the Indian Premier
League.
10. 2.Indian Super League
The Indian Super League, officially known as the Hero Indian
Super League for sponsorship reasons, is a professional
football league in India. The league is one of the top-tier
football leagues in India, the other being the I-League.
11. 3.Hockey India League
Hockey India League (Hindi: हॉकी इंडिया
लीग), abbreviated as HIL, is a professional
league for field hockey competition in India. It is
organised by Hockey India.
12. 4.Indian Badminton
League
• The league kicked off at Delhi with a gala ceremony on 14 August 2013. The
Finals were played at Mumbai on 31 August 2013. Semi finals were held at
Hyderabad 28 Aug 2013 and Bangalore on 29 Aug 2013.Hyderabad Hotshots
won the inaugural IBL title at Mumbai on 31 August 2013.
13. 5.Pro Kabaddi League
• The Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) is a professional
kabaddi league in India, based on the format of the
Indian Premier League. The first edition of the
tournament started on 26 July 2014 with eight
franchises consisting of players from around the
world.It is currently supervised by Mashal Sports
Managing Director Charu Sharma.
14. 6.International Premier Tennis League
The International Premier Tennis League (IPTL,
officially the Coca-Cola International Premier Tennis
League Presented by Qatar Airways pursuant to
sponsorship agreements with The Coca-Cola
Company and Qatar Airways) is a team tennis league
founded in 2013, that launched in November 2014,
with teams in four Asian cities: Dubai, Manila, New
Delhi and Singapore.