He is the first Indian to turn out in the elite US National Basketball Association (NBA) league and has represented the country on foreign shores. But there is one thing that Satnam Singh Bhamara rues—no one from the Indian government ever called him to appreciate his work or congratulate him for his achievements. He said there’s a need for the Indian government to provide monetary help for building sports infrastructure in the country. “The government needs to think about them (the country’s sportspersons) or else they will think there is no life in India. Talking about supporting and motivating talent in the country, the government or any minister from India has never called to appreciate my work,” Bhamara, who plays for the Texas Legends in the NBA Development League, told an agency in an email interview from Dallas.