

The reason why there are no Indian-born players in the Premier League is due to FIFA/government policies. These players have one or two natural Indian-born parents. There are/have been players of Indian descent in the Premier League that were born in England. Second, there are no Indian footballers that play in the Premier League. First of all, as mentioned, football is NOT the most popular sport in India it’s cricket. Most English Premier League teams have little or no followers whatsoever in India, but why is this? There are several reasons why, which we will reveal right here. Why is it harder for most English Premier League teams to grow their following in India? Although some teams have managed to penetrate the Indian audience, most other teams struggle to reach the wider Indian audience.

Other popular sports to bet on are football, tennis, table tennis, volleyball, and kabaddi, to name a few. In India today, the most popular sport to follow, watch, attend games, buy merchandise for, and place bets on is cricket, particularly the Indian Premier League (IPL) – the most followed T20 cricket league in the world.

There are several reasons why English teams in the Premier League (the top flight of men’s professional football in England) often find it difficult to penetrate the Indian audience, which we will be taking a closer look at right here. Meta: A closer look at why the English Premier League teams find it hard to penetrate the Indian audience. Why is it So Hard For Premier League Teams to Penetrate India’s Audience?
