The performance of the national team in any part of the world is determined by the kind of domestic structure they have in place. The stronger the domestic structure, the better will be the talent pool. The advent of different leagues in India will only go on to strengthen the domestic structure, thus ensuring that there is no shortage of talent in any sphere of sports in the country.
I would strongly put my weight behind the leagues that are operational at the moment in the country. Simply because, it gives an opportunity to the younger generation to showcase their talent and rub shoulders with some of the greats in the game. Good company can cultivate good qualities and you learn to enhance your skills and understand what is required to succeed at the highest level.
A couple of decades ago, there were not as many leagues, let alone the money that comes with it these days. With such leagues in place, it also gives a sense of financial security to the ones planning to make a career out of sports. Not everyone in the country can be a Sunil Chhetri or a Virat Kohli and the ones who don’t make it as big will not just fizzle away in poverty, thus encouraging more people to seriously think of sports as a career option.
With some of the leagues doing really well, it will get more sponsors, more eyeballs and there will be a sense of buzz around that sport that will do wonders to the popularity of that sport along with more money being pumped in to improve the performance, talent and infrastructure. PKL is a great example.
Rome was not built in a day and therefore we should persist with such leagues and be patient. Results will come.
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