In a country like India where cricket is the chosen sport for only 1 reason, MONEY, opting for a different sport means a constant struggle unless one is too good in it. example - SAINA(badminton) and Vishwanathan (chess). For the rest its a long road. Sportmen needs 1) Money to get better facility and top class training.. 2) they need facilities, 3) they need good equipment
Most of them dont get these free by virtue of some sponsorship, rather they have to fetch it themselves which is the major cause of the dis-interest in other sport.
corportates have to step in and help the young and talented so that they could harness their skills and prove their mettle in the world arena.
Indians can produce slam winner provided the kids given free training and the liberty from their parents who always want them to become a doc or an engg..