Cricket is the biggest sport in India. Though other sports are becoming a thing of interest as well. Thanks to the OTT services and significant advancements in television networks, the young generation of India follows tournaments and leagues from across the world for various sports. Premier League, La Liga, Serie A and Bundesliga top the charts when it comes to football. The National Basketball Association League is the most widely watched basketball league in the world. Tennis has become widely popular thanks to the quality of players gracing the sport! Motorsports like Formula One and MotoGP are popular in almost all parts of the world, including India. Let’s not forget hockey, kabaddi chess and badminton, which has seen some giant leaps in progress at the professional level.
Any sport is incomplete without a sportsperson. The young generation draws inspiration from the struggles and success of the players. The life stories of these players have indeed motivated youngsters to sail through the ocean of success and failures, and follow their passion. Keeping these in mind, children and even adults decorate their room walls with posters of their favourite player. The poster might just contain a picture of the player, or just a famous quote of the player. This makes these posters an excellent item to give to anyone. The posters on the wall are often treated as a daily source of inspiration.
The status of cricket as the unofficial religion of India is undeniable and is not going to change. Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, MS Dhoni, Sourav Ganguly, Yuvraj Singh, Virender Sehwag are widely adored. Not just the men’s team, but the women’s cricket team has an avid fan base as well! Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana, Mithali Raj - these awesome players would be the first picks for a poster on the wall! International players like Kane Williamson, David Warner, AB de Villers, Chris Gayle - have a following of their own in India!
The biggest sport on the planet is widely loved in India. Stars like Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi - probably the best footballers ever - are already populating many posters across the country. Robert Lewandowski, Neymar Jr., Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Kylian Mbappe are cropping up on walls and setting goals for the young generation with their achievements. Women footballers like Alex Morgan, Lucy Bronze, Megan Rapinoe are great players of the beautiful and are widely followed. Homegrown legends like Sunil Chettri, Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Pritam Kotal, Manvir Singh, etc. have a huge craze, thanks to the rapidly improving structure of organised football in India.
The likes of LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Anthony Davis, Kevin Durant, and so on, need no introduction! Basketball is undoubtedly one of the most widely followed sports in the country and the numbers are here to back that! These players are not only skilled but inspirational as well. Some of their wise quotes shape the path for many youngsters towards greatness. These players are the ones to go with on a poster.
Four Grand Slams a year and numerous major tournaments to back up the fun, tennis is a widely followed game. To become the likes of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic is every avid fans’ dream! Serena Williams, Venus Williams, Martina Navratilova inspires millions across the globe. A poster of theirs is a nice way to ensure that they stay on this righteous path!
Subscriptions for Formula One and MotoGP are selling like hot cakes in India. India has only two full-fledged tracks - the BIC in Noida and the MMRT in Chennai. These are too expensive to enter in the first place. One also needs a proper car or bike to run laps here. So the need for speed is mostly met on the screen. Lewis Hamilton, Michael Schumacher Sebastian Vettel, Nico Rosberg do justice on four-wheels and on posters as well. Valentino Rossi aka The Doctor, Marc Marquez, and many more are the idols on two-wheels.
