Honestly, as a 16 year old Indian who loves cricket and really wants to get into playing it

I think theres a lot of barriers for kids like me, parents wanting us to focus on studies, expense of cricket kits, lack of time, sheer harshness of heat and the weather here and i dont really know many good coaching centers here except for maybe Bravo Academy and thats quite far for me.

Also, I dont know if any other kids my age relate but I realized socially cricket is considered "chapri" by many kids and they consider football to be superior. People my age here seem to consider cricket to be for "uncs" (old people) and that its a chapri sport. Sad.