Muhammad Ali, Pele and Indian Sports

Muhammad Ali is my favorite sportsperson.
He combines courage to combat the political and social system of his country, with excellence in the arena. He won an Olympic Gold, and then threw into a river to protest against racism. He refused to join the army even when he was offered a desk job - as a matter of principle. He had the courage to say the war his country was fighting was unjust. (I am not making a judgment call here about Vietnam war. It was just for many and was unjust for many others). He was jailed and was out of action for a while. After being released, he bounced back and topped his sport again.

I would like to have someone like that in India too. Someone who will win us a world cup and bring down the politician-bureaucrat-businessperson nexus holding down the Indian sports. It just makes me sad to realize that every single day, we are missing finding yet another Pele on Indian streets.