Former captain of the Indian basketball team Jagdeep Singh Bains said that if Basketball in India needs to grow, there must be a professional league.
The Ace basketballer has been an integral part of the Indian team, playing in over 20 international tournaments, including the Asian Games, Commonwealth Games and multiple Asian Basketball Championships. Talking about the same Elite Pro Basketball League quoted Bains as saying, “Countries like Sri Lanka, Maldives and Bangladesh have had professional leagues for the last 10 years but why has India not started a professional league? The only way to improve Basketball in India is if you have a professional league. With a professional league, there come a lot of benefits like players get paid and are motivated to strive harder, which in turn improves competition and enhances the game.”
“Once you have a professional league there is also good medical staff, dietician, physios around players which help them keep fit. I am glad that after so many years India is finally getting their own pro 5×5 league. I hope that Elite Pro Basketball League will pave way for the growth of the sport in the country. The way these guys are going about setting up the league, I am sure this will be the game changer for Indian basketball which is desperately needed,” he further added.(ANI)
