> There is a widespread misconception about India's National language as being Hindi.
The same misconception is present with national sport (believed to be Hockey, actually is no sport)
The same misconception is present with national sport (believed to be Hockey, actually is no sport)
I would surely have guessed Cricket.
A fun question people ask here in India is 'What is the national sport of India?'. Most people reply cricket, few 'intellectuals' say hockey, but there is no national sport.
Lots of people in the places that were part of the British Empire other than in continental North America (where for some reason it had less staying power) which includes all of those places except South America (if you count the West Indies as part of North America.) It's popular some other places, too.