Despite being anointed India's national game, hockey lags far behind cricket and other games in the popularity stakes. When Indian sportspersons are rapidly asserting themselves in the world stage, India's hockey fortune is plummeting to an abyss in the international fora.
During the heydays of Indian hockey, the national team called the shots in major sporting events, annihilating opponents with utter disdain. But gradually things took a turn for the worse with the Indian team failing to keep pace with vastly improving European rivals.
With success being far and few between, hockey is losing out to other popular sports that have brought India international success.
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