12th April 2011
I've always believed that if you put in the work, the result will come.
Michael Jordan
We can learn more things from cricket.
You would have noticed a batsman running between the wickets after hitting the ball. He has to run as many runs as possible before the ball is collected and thrown to the wicket keeper.
There cannot be a better example to explain the concept of productivity of time. Time is a scarce resource and we have to produce as much outcomes as possible within a given time frame. It is not how many balls that you faced. But, what is even more important is how much run you scored which is important. You have to be faster and alert as you run. Else, you will be run out. You will not be given sufficient time to return to the crease. You have to run faster than the fielder.
This concept is very relevant to life also. In a day of eight working hours, you have to tick of as many activities as possible. Not only that. Each activity has to be completed as early as possible and as speedily as possible. The world will not give you `more time'. Actually there is no such time as `more time'. A day has only twenty four hours and an hour has only sixty minutes, whether we like it or not. We should make effective use of the available time.
In cricket, every team will be given the same amount of time. Similarly in life, all of us have the same quantity of time, irrespective of any social, cultural or economic differences.
A batsman should practice how to run faster. Similarly, we should learn how to work smarter. We should eliminate unnecessary non value adding activities.
The more and more you think of, the more you will find that the principles of cricket will apply to our life!
N C Sridharan
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