PremiumOpinionOpinion byCraig Cooper & Kirsty SharpNZ Herald·9 Jul, 2026 04:59 PM3 mins to readCraig Cooper is Director Arts and Kirsty Sharp is Manager Sports Programme at the Asia New Zealand Foundation.Micah Winiata and Samson Rambo at the Mumbai Film Festival.Ask most New Zealanders what connects us to India and the top-of-mind answer is often cricket. It’s a fair answer, after all, but it now captures only a fraction of what’s on offer.
India’s sports economy is forecast to grow to US$130 billion by 2030, driven by investment in professional
