To be(at) or not to be(at) !

I don’t think a national sport would have been abused anywhere else on the plant the way Hockey has been managed in India. Even cricket in West Indies and Zimbabwe would be dwarfed by the sorry state of affairs in Hockey India.
Hockey in India has become a football which gets kicked by people who don’t know an iota of sports and games let alone hockey. The legacy left behind by the big names (who have made us proud with the 8 Olympic golds- which unfortunately has become a part of our folklore) is witnessing something which is an all time low. Guess, the infighting during KPS’ rein was not enough. HI was created out of a sheer farce and what followed its creation has become a ludicrous thing. Am sure many hockey lovers in India would hand their heads in shame for the fallen grace of the game. The current young brigade is immensely talented. But the only thing that’s eluding them is a good management of the admin affairs. But what in offer now is yet another dirty politics surrounding the control over the game’s administration. The ongoing series in Europe has taken a backseat and hockey lovers in India have been forced to wait to see the outcome of the much-awaited polls. An 83-yrs old Vidya Stokes ( for heavens sake let her do what people at 80 should do) locking arms with one of the best in his trade that the game has ever seen- Pargat Singh. Well, i have no idea how good or bad administrator Pargat Singh would turn out to be. But even a 4th grader would say who is what. And guess what- I am just told that the govt’s guideline on age limitation has also been violated. God bless these Indian politicians. They are awesome in humbling even Napoleon. Poor hockey lovers like us have to bear with some more dirt slinging before we get to see or hear about the team’s performance. Such has been the impact of the game’s administration. Wow (hockey) India wow!!!