Fans on Twitter react as former Indian hockey captain Viren Rasquinha expresses his disappointment with the media on the lack of Hockey coverage ahead of the World Cup. Calling it a national sport, they encouraged people to support India and back then to win the tournament.
Viren Rasquinha expresses his disappointment with the media on the lack of Hockey coverage ahead of the World Cup
Hockey World Cup 2023 is around the corner. The tournament will take place in India from 13th to 29th January 2023 at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar and Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium in Rourkela. The event will see 16 teams clashing with each other for the trophy.
Despite being the national sport of India, it’s fair to say that hockey hasn’t got the desired support and the players haven’t got enough backing from the fans. The entire focus has been on Cricket and football, with very few media outlets covering hockey.
Former Indian hockey skipper Viren Rasquinha was unhappy with mainstream media & top Indian newspapers not covering the sport despite the world cup being around the corner. Taking to his Twitter account, he said:
“Extremely disappointed with mainstream media & top Indian newspapers on lack of Hockey coverage. Hockey World Cup starts tomorrow. India is hosting it. Been barely any articles even on our players. We have brilliant hockey journalists. Give them some space please!!!”
Extremely disappointed with mainstream media & top Indian newspapers on lack of Hockey coverage. Hockey World Cup starts tomorrow. India is hosting it. Been barely any articles even on our own players. We have brilliant hockey journalists. Give them some space please!!!
Advertisement— Viren Rasquinha (@virenrasquinha) January 12, 2023
Fans on Twitter react as Viren Rasquinha expresses his disappointment with the media on the lack of Hockey coverage ahead of the World Cup
As Viren Rasquinha expresses his disappointment with the media on the lack of Hockey coverage ahead of the World Cup, fans on Twitter reacted to it. They urged people to support and back their players in the World Cup. Here are some of the reactions:
Very disappointed…. #NATIONALGAME https://t.co/tFN3bMFfJh
— Prafullit mishra (@PrafullitMishra) January 12, 2023
Indian media only care about that boring cricket https://t.co/VbFJIhbOVl
— Veena (@svv1729) January 12, 2023
Agree. https://t.co/j05rOaySHR
— FatherOfKrishna (@SiffKA01) January 12, 2023
I add my voice to it. https://t.co/zZHm7Q8Y50
— Gurdeep Singh Sappal (@gurdeepsappal) January 12, 2023
Supporting @TheHockeyIndia 🙌🏻 #HockeyWorldCup2023 https://t.co/PrD6LzTRtE
— Nishanth (@nishhhhanth) January 12, 2023
Today is hockey World Cup hosted in India but still Indian media is sleeping https://t.co/T0CISpd4zq
— Ayush Bhatt (@TruthSeeker4Ind) January 12, 2023
Totally agreed… https://t.co/5cBnF7171p
— Subas Bishwal (@scbishwal) January 12, 2023
This is absolutely true..😑 https://t.co/9P7IPdiLja
— Amit Roy (@RajuamitroyRoy) January 12, 2023
Utter disappointment. https://t.co/lcxYdrQga2
— shyam sundar (@shyamsundar21) January 12, 2023
It’s our national sport yaar https://t.co/12d5vWtztj
— Sahil Mohan Gupta (@DigitallyBones) January 12, 2023
Fir se #DILDO hockey ko. https://t.co/5S2hAqi0NL
— Rammit Sharma (@rammitsharma) January 12, 2023
#HockeyWorldCup I had tweeted y'day what @virenrasquinha has tweeted. Our so-called sports journalists discussed Virat Kohli's century & Prithvi Shaw's triple-ton for 2 days. https://t.co/bhruFAfLMf
— Parag Hede पराग हेदे (@Indepthcomments) January 12, 2023
Come on India 🇮🇳 #HockeyWorldCup2023 https://t.co/u4chODOUw0
— Naveen Kopparam (@naveenkopparam) January 12, 2023
And brilliant hockey players too @virenrasquinha https://t.co/MaEurvBya6
— Jonty Rhodes (@JontyRhodes8) January 12, 2023
It is not a cricket World Cup !The less paid hockey players perform better than the cricket team on major platforms but there is almost zero space for them ! Cricket is a sign of colonisation , hockey is of pride ! But the time table has turned and the rest is history ! https://t.co/yeqi1KwYVm
— Antriksh Kar Singh (@AntrikshKS) January 12, 2023
That's extremely sad https://t.co/xaSnI8irHK
— Cover drive (@Viratkafan23) January 12, 2023
I have the same feeling since yesterday. Its a hocky world cup. Such ignorance is Not expected from mainstream media. @ANI @aajtak @timesofindia @ZeeNews https://t.co/8zseuGKFKK
— Amit Singh (@amitkinwar) January 12, 2023
I agree!!!! #HWC2023 https://t.co/nSFVhsyTg7
— Shiv Shankar M (@mshivs) January 12, 2023
My wife was a national hockey player so both of us love watching hockey. Yes media should give proper coverage for the World Cup. I will try my best to do the same from my side 👍 https://t.co/FaXmMvcANt
— Sunandan Lele (@sunandanlele) January 12, 2023
Such a Shame @ianuragthakur https://t.co/6wAaiBQyqX
— NRI Wala🤙 (@UrstrulyNRI) January 12, 2023
Sad truth. We need to support hockey as well. https://t.co/1dYHJSI7bT
— Sujit Pandey (@iamspsujit) January 12, 2023
I was wondering the same thing. Why is it so? https://t.co/tTHDwZKz70
— keyboard katta (@keyboard_lion) January 12, 2023
Support the other games too…apart from cricket 🙏🙏 https://t.co/Ijk3Z20S72
— रजत शर्मा 🇮🇳 (@raj9425) January 12, 2023
