The sports that are most practised in India are Cricket, Badminton and Field hockey. Cricket is one of the most popular team game in India. It has very long history and it's claimed to be one of the oldest team games in the world.
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| India's national cricket team |
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There is some evidence, that a game very similar to today's cricket was played by the ancient races. What we can say for sure is that approximately 250 years ago a game which was almost identical, was played in the lands of today's England. After the invasion of the British in India the game is introduced in India also. In the 19
th century Cricket was played in Calcutta and other cities. By the beginning of the 20
th century in India were organised matches between the Europeans and the Parsis. Nowadays the cricket is among the most popular in the country.
Hockey - the origins of the game can be traced 2000 B.C. The modern game as we know it was created in England. It resembles to games that has been played on the British Island by Scottish, English and Welsh. The game has become popular in India when British soldiers began to organise games between them and Indian regiments. Today hockey is the national game of India. The country has a string of gold medals from many Olympic games. There is a special organisation in India which main goal is not profit but to raise the standard of hockey in India.
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| Historical badminton in India |
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Badminton - this game has a long history witch began in ancient Greece, 2000 years ago. The modern game was introduced to the British in India. It was a children's game that British officers mastered while they were in India and after that brought back to England. The game's original name was Poona, named after the town where the British saw it first.
Today the game is very popular in India. There is special organisation in India called “Badminton Association of India” which organises a championship.
