Fat children

"The Chinese government is battling the juvenile bulge by requiring students to exercise or play sports for an hour a day at school."
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2007-01-08-chinese-obesity_x.htm

I have been saying this for the last ten years. The children are just not exercising. It can always be argued that this story is about China, and not about India. But hand-on-heart, we all know the truth. You can go and visit your nearest park to judge for yourself. Chances are that you would find only two prominent age groups. People above sixty and children below the age of five. The children aged between 5-18 are either off to tuitions, playing video games or romancing teenage girls.
I think children still like physical sports. They are made that way. But something is wrong somewhere. Either there are not enough playgrounds available, or we have become too affluent for "dirty" & dangerous sports. Or maybe it is easier for adults to manage children within the accessible confines of the living room. Or, perhaps, there are just not enough children of the same age to comprise a cricket team. The answer could be anything.