• Played in almost all schools in India

• Goa, Kerala, Manipur, West Bengal, Mizoram and Sikkim.

• Kolkata is said to be home of Indian football

• Second most popular sport in India

• Captain of the Indian football team Baichung Bhutia

• It is the National sport of India • It is the third most played sport in India• Was brought by the British • First field hockey club 1865- 86 Kolkata • Later to be followed in Bombay and Punjab

• In India there is a league called the ICL

• Cricket was introduced to India in the 18th century

• India's first Test victory over England came in Chennai (then known as Madras) in 1952

• Mahendra Singh Dhoni

• Known to be about 4,000 years old

• Popular in Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Japan

• Kabaddi is a national recognized sport

• Kho- Kho didn’t have any rules until the beginning of the 20th century

• This game does demand physical fitness

• It is one of the most popular traditional sports in India

• A national sport of India