Have you all ever wondered, how sports can influence u in your personal life and how lessons can be learnt from sport to apply in day-to-day life. Do u agree?? Maybe not, but then i think its very much true.. So how is it possible?
Let's take an example... Have you played Cricket? Or atleast i'm sure you understand some basics.
Case 1:
A batsman is playing at a certain score and the bowler bowls, he misses the ball and the ball is safely held by the wicket keeper.. The fielding team has ooohs, aaahs and a lot of other verbal expressions and the batsman is first feeling perplexed and surprised as to how he missed the ball and in the same vein is happy that he didn't edge or nick the ball, so in that sense he "got a life".
But in the meanwhile the bowler is already started jogging to the bowling en route to delivering his next ball, so what does the batsman do? Shrugs of the previous ball and gets ready to face the next one, not thinking about the previous one.
Lesson 1:
So what does one learn from this? Well... in life one makes mistakes, but its imperative to move on. Similarly, one does face losses in life, but its more important to shrug it off and begin again. Then, the most important thing however is, Learn from your past mistake(s) and then move on. Realize quickly what the error was, then quickly tell yourself that this should not be repeated again and be ready to face the next ball. I think this has been one of the most valuable lessons taught by Cricket/sport to me and i truly love and cherish the game because it makes you learn so very much, so much that is applicable in every sphere of life, at any given stage and age.
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Finally, a sane take on the game of cricket. I was rather dismayed at the venom spewed on Indian cricketers when they lost so early in the World cup. That's the only time I saw commonality between India and Pakistan, people from both countries acted similarly, in a juvenile fashion. You are right, one should learn from cricket, about life, and the need to move on.
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