Trotting his way to achievement
India has been domestic to a fantastic range of video games that have long gone international. Games like chess, Kabaddi, badminton, and carrots have made the States proud by taking her places. ‘Polo’ is every other sport that originated in India and changed into play during the medieval duration.
Polo, a horseback team game, is one of the world’s oldest sports and is called the ‘Royal game’ and the ‘Sport of Kings.’ It’s now performed in over 50 nations, including the USA, Great Britain, New Zealand, Argentina, South Africa, Dubai, Chile, China, Spain, etc.
Kaushik Kumar, a Hyderabad man who studied at St Paul’s High College, completed his commencement from Nizam’s University and holds a regulation degree from KV Ranga Reddy Law College, is a champion polo player. At age six, he began horse use in a summer camp at Andhra Pradesh Riding Club, which was placed in Masab Tank in advance. His interest in equestrianism was an interest, and it ended up being his profession.
After years of tough painting and exercise, his ardor for the game and love for animals (and velocity) inspired him to reach a stage wherein he began to represent Hyderabad and India in polo.
Besides journeying globally, gambling for unique clubs, and acquiring revel in inside the method, he has won several awards in India and abroad in classes like Show Jumping and Tent Pegging. Moreover, he trains horses for polo in Hyderabad and encourages new expertise, allowing them to train and construct new polo startups.
When Kaushik just began horse riding, people who played polo inspired him to take up this sport. “Apart from the Game Show, Jumping also interests me, and polo is an Olympic recreation which ought to be recommended by everyone,” says the participant, who feels a little supervision from the government and some projects will go an extended way to encourage folks who are growing ardent about the sport.
“Shamsher Ali and Basheer Ali, of the most noted players in the country and extensively appeared the world over because of their precision, pace, and enjoyment, are from Hyderabad. And, I wish the approaching generations expanded a few interests in this Royal sport and made our state proud,” says Kaushik.
This Hyderabadi has played now not handiest in Delhi, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kolkata, Hyderabad, and Bengaluru; however, additionally performed with the worldwide polo golf equipment just like the Lusaka Polo Club Africa, Lubombo Club SA, Polo Escape Thailand, Thai Polo Club, and some Polo clubs in Dubai and has won a trophy at Lubombo in South Africa.
Gear a player needs
* A helmet with chinstrap and mounted grooms.
* Knee guards, polo boots, elbow pads, and gum shields.
* A jersey or a shirt is needed to distinguish the gamers from the group.
* Trousers or Polo pants are worn at some point in the sport.
* Gloves are worn to defend from reins and mallets.
What’s a handicap?
Handicap in the polo sport is a system created by the first president of the US Polo Association, Henry Lloyd Herbert, on founding the USPA in 1890; with various competencies of gamers, the teams may be evenly matched. The players are rated on a scale of -2 to 10.
