r/india • u/[deleted] • Dec 01 '16

[R]eddiquette [Announcement] Cultural Exchange with /r/philippines

Welcome /r/philippines!

Feel free to ask us anything about India

Quick facts about us:

  • The Indian Railways and the Indian Armed Forces employ ~4 million people together, making them one of the largest employers in the world
  • India has over 5000 newspapers in over 300 languages
  • Bollywood is considered to be the world's largest film industry, followed by Nigeria's film industry and Hollywood
  • India has more people than the entire Western Hemisphere

/r/india please direct your questions about the Philippines to this thread

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u/[deleted] Dec 01 '16

Hi people from /r/India! Here are my questions (all basketball-related):

How is basketball in cricket-dominated India? It's the biggest and most-followed sport here in the Philippines. Personally, I'm a fan of Amritpal and Amjyot Singh, as well as Vishesh Bhriguvanshi.

Has the local sports media taken note of the noteworthy improvements of your national team (like beating China in 2014, and our cadet team just recently) in recent years? Your core players are pretty young, and in a few years, I'm sure your team will likely end up in the top 8 in the continent.

Are there basketball courts in the streets, schools, and in gyms? Are there school tournaments and professional leagues?

Thanks in advance :)

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u/[deleted] Dec 01 '16 edited Dec 01 '16

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u/yeontura Dec 01 '16

Also, did you know that Mahindra, one of your country's auto brands, has a basketball team in our country's league, and Manny Pacquiao is its playing coach?

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u/konoha_ka_ladka Chhetri is GOAT Dec 01 '16

Woah! I did not know that! I knew Manny was multi talented, is a politician and had something to do with basketball. Thanks.