Swimming

Another summer sport.

Pool

Another summer sport.

Bowling

A popular recreation sport, often played with bowling balls and pins.

Polo

Supposed to have originated in India. Popular in the Indian army as well as in northern India

Horse Racing

Horse racing derbies are held in many cities in the winter season.

Sailing

Popular among navy sailors and those attached to sailing clubs.

Gymnastics

Almost non existent after school level

Throwball

A woman’s sport, played mostly at school level.

Baseball and Softball

These sports have recently started to show up. Softball is played at school level especially in Kerala.

Ice Hockey

Though still in a primitive stage, the first national championship was held in Jammu and Kashmir in 2003.

Snow Sports

Except for sking, snow sports are non existent, mainly due to the lack of snow except in the extreme north.

Others

Koozahngal
This is a game played in South Part of India.

Kho-Kho
This is an old game of speed and cunning involving many individuals.Mostly played by girls.

Sepaktakraw
This game is not that popular in India. Most of the people in India haven’t heard of this game. After this game has been included in the Asian games it has been heard by some of the people. It is not sure whether India has a sepaktakraw team. Some evidence have been found from this website [2]. Though it is not confirmed till now.

Basque Pelota

This game is very rare in India. It is not sure whether it is played by a lot of people. Though there is a basque pelota federation in India. It is All India Pelota Vasca Federation. This information is obtained from the site below numbered 2.

American Football is non existent in India both in terms of viewership and profile.

Australian Rules Football currently has a very small interest in India, but with huge potential. In Australia, AFL was created as game to keep cricketers warm in winter, but quickly overshadowed cricket in popularity. With cricket being India’s number 1 sport, such a large population, availability of cricket fields to play football in, there may well be a future for AFL in India.