Gautam Gambhir have radical suggestion to assist Olympic sports activities in India

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It is a broadly identified undeniable fact that the BCCI is the world’s richest cricketing board and this has allowed Indian cricket to have a serious clout over how the game is run. While cricket is extraordinarily widespread throughout the nation as a result of extraordinarily profitable nationwide group, India has lagged behind in different sports activities historically.

Gambhir has known as for BCCI to offer away 50% of income toOlympic sports activities and claimed this can make a serious distinction to the medal tally. Gambhir acknowledged that half of the income getting used for cricket’s trigger is sufficient to develop the game. He additional defined that sports activities will play a serious function within the improvement of the nation.

“If it’s my approach, in all probability the BCCI also needs to go on and provides 50 % of income to all different Olympic sports activities, although it isn’t my approach. Because 50 % of income that’s generated out of cricket is sufficient for cricketers. But the remainder of the 50 % can really choose up all the opposite sports activities,” mentioned Gambhir whereas talking on the TURF2022 & India Sports Awards of FICCI.

“Sports is going to play a massive role in development of India. There is a need to engage young children with sports and physical activities instead of their electronic devices. Every state should pick up one sport like Odisha has done with Indian hockey. See where hockey has gone today. I know sports ministry is doing a lot and corporates are getting involved, but if each state picks up one sport and completely focuses on that, imagine where our Olympic sports are going to be,” he added.

Post retirement, Gambhir is concerned with the game as a commentator in addition to being the mentor of Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Lucknow SuperGiants (LSG).