The Sporting Life: It’s time for India to do better, says Rudraneil Sengupta

Why are other countries racing ahead of us, even in arenas where we excel? Why is cricket, still, so many leagues ahead?

What makes a country dominate a sport?

Such a brief question, but the answer is complex enough to fill a tome.

The good news is, we have the answers. They have been clearly visible for decades. We have watched, haven’t we, as countries vastly differing in size, population, economy and culture learnt from each other and found success in sports in which they were not historically strong? We’ve seen how they did it.

Broadly, there are four key drivers. One