Rohtak, Nov. 27 -- A junior national-level basketball player and another teenager died in eerily similar accidents during practice in Haryana after the basketball hoop's iron pole fell on them, the twin tragedies putting a spotlight on crumbling sports infrastructure in the state.

The incidents, which came to light on Wednesday, led to outrage with opposition parties slamming the BJP-led state government and anguished family members joining them in blaming the establishment for dilapidated sports infrastructure.

According to police, Hardik Rathi, 16, who had participated in the national sub-junior basketball championship, died in Rohtak on Tuesday, Jhajjar's Aman, a year younger, breathed his last on Monday.

Hardik's death was captured...