Cricket in India is considered to be a religion and some players like Sachin, MSD, Ganguly, Kapil Dev, Dravid are considered to be as gods of cricket. The craze for cricket is huge is India, and you see billions of Indian watch cricket, and this count, energy, and enthusiasm increase when the Opposite team is Pakistan. India and Pakistan are considered to be as the biggest rival in any sports, be it Cricket, Hockey, Kabaddi, etc.

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I do also personally prefer Cricket over Football. The reason being cricket has a huge following in India than Football. Moreover we dominate cricket in every form be it 50 overs cricket, white ball cricket or T-20. But in football we stand no where in International rankings. The reasons why Cricket has such a huge fan following in India over Football , even when the Football is the most viewed game all over the world and is the most expensive one also.

1. We have seen a considerable amount of improvement in cricket. We have won all the three World cup and we have the world's best player with us. If results are good over the period of time, more fans started to join the game. This we do not see in football, though our ranking in football is improving every player and we do have world class players like Sunil Chettri. Still we way is too far.

2. Cricket leagues like IPL has given the top class young players to the country. Every year we see a huge crowd in the stadium cheering for their teams. The craze is so much that this year we have the 12th edition of INdian Premier League with the fan base increasing from the last year.

3. In 1983, we won the world cup for the first time. Since then, we have seen the level of cricket rising in the country. Moreover we have Women's Cricket team, the best in the world. There is no lack of funds to support the game, which gives the world class infrastructure to the players. BCCI is the richest Cricket board in the World.

Though we see the league starting in football as well. We have Indian Super League to promote the football talent of the country. But that audience following is bit less. But I m sure in the times to come, we would see a huge fan following in Football as well, we would be having Indian Football team, competing for FIFA world cup and winning it. Till then Watch what you like.. Smiley face