Cricket as Career in India
Parents always start planning &
discussing about the career of their kids even when a kid is yet to be born.
The most favorite career options have always been a doctor, an engineer, an IAS
officer, a teacher, a lawyer or a business heir for business owners. Sports used
to be rarely in the favorite list of parents and were important only to keep up
the good health for their kids. Though cricket is considered a religion in
India yet hardly any parents would focus on it as a career for their kids’ in
earlier times. Kids were allowed to play cricket (restrictive) but not at the
cost of their education. But scenario has changes especially in last one
decade.
Reason - Ever Growing Popularity
of Cricket in India
Today cricket is being pursued as a
hot favorite career option. Cricket as career in India now means big fat money,
tremendous fame, celebrity tag, recognition at international level and big fan
following. These all things have attracted people towards choosing cricket as
professional career. Moreover the official national cricket body, BCCI, the
richest board of cricket in the world, has really toiled down the path to make
cricket as leading sports in India.
Though the careers span of a
cricketer is limited, maximum up to 40-42 years but in that time he will be
able to earn sufficient money plus there are many options to choose from after
retirement which are –
- to become a coach
- to become a cricket expert over any media
- to open up own cricket academy
- to work as a commentator
- to work as an umpire
- to work as a mentor for a team
Moreover the advent of IPL and other
domestic county cricket clubs have provided a firm foundation for cricketers to
be financially quite strong as so to start other business ventures before or
after their retirement.
Though competition is extremely tough
but the struggle is worth the benefits and that is why it is apt to say cricket
as career in India today is the much loved one.
Thanks & Regards
Araadhya
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