CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Cricket. In 1721, British soldiers docked and decided to play cricket. They started playing with the locals on the seaboard of India, near Cambay. Cricket became one of the first sports introduced to India.

Detailed explanation-2: -In India, the sport of athletics was introduced during the period of the British Raj. The sport is governed at national level by the Athletics Federation of India, which was formed in 1946. Despite its large population, few Indian athletes have won a medal in a global or major championship.

Detailed explanation-3: -India has hosted the Cricket World Cup thrice and won it twice. Field hockey is the most successful sport for India at the Olympic Games; the Indian men’s team have won twelve Olympic medals including eight gold medals.

Detailed explanation-4: -India has a sports history that goes back thousands of years. The game of dice was also mentioned in the famous Indian epic – Mahabharata. It is believed that chess, too, originated in India. Ancient Indian texts acknowledge the presence of archery, wrestling, swordsmanship and boxing.