Cricket crazy India has a dilemma on its hands; whether to vote for Prithvi Shaw or to vote for India's newly-crowned stars of shooting, Anish Bhanwala and Saurabh Chaudhary, in sports category in YONO SBI 20 under 20 award.All three have impeccable credentials.
Saurabh Chaudhary, 16, is a humble sugarcane farmer's son from Meerut, who won Asian Games gold at age of 18.
Interestingly, he had already broken world record before he won his first gold.Anish Bhanwala, 16, has a junior world record in shooting, and is youngest Commonwealth Games gold medal winner in India.
He won men's 25m rapid fire pistol event with a Games record score and is already beating seniors and Olympic veterans in India.19-year-old Prithvi Shaw's struggle is well known.
His mother died when he was just 4.
Born into meagre means, Prithvi's determination and handwork ensured that he became captain of under-19 Indian cricket team which won World Cup.Leading sports scholar Boria Majumdar, who was on jury to shortlist India's most promising talents in sports under 20, said, "It is important to look beyond just medals, and at absolute performance of these youngstersas compared to best in world."In terms of viewer interest, it is well-known that cricket holds a major share in viewership.
All other sports have contributed only to around 20 per cent of genre viewership, as per a report in 2016.
Shooting, on other hand, has not been a viewer-friendly sport but has traditionally been a highly productive sport for India from a medals point of view.It remains to be seen who India chooses.
Regardless of that, it is courageous young boys like these who have infused new energy into India's sporting culture.
Their energy and determination resonates with audience of YONO, SBI's digital bank.YONO is legacy bank's move to be more fluid and in tandem with a new-age audience that likes to bank on go at their own convenience on digital platforms.Vote for your favourite YONO SBI 20 under 20 sports achiever here, in order to encourage young India to keep doing better.Disclaimer: This is an advertorial and TheIndianSubcontinent is not responsible for accuracy and completeness of same.