12th April 2011
At least with me, the match starts much, much earlier than the actual match.
Sachin Tendulkar
Cricket also represents a metaphor to explain the principle that you have to reach your goal within the resources available to us. Whether you like it or not, there are only six balls in an over. If you do not score a run in a ball, it is gone for ever. There are only forty overs and the match will be over after that! It is upto you to score a run or not to score a run when a ball is bowled to you.
So in life. You cannot expand the time. Time is a fixed and finite resource. You have to make maximum use of the available time. It is upto you to indulge in a specific activity at a point of time or not. If you do nothing in your time, you will get nothing in your life.
An aggressive batsman will try to score a four or a six to reach his dream century as early as possible. The sooner he reaches the more valuable he will be for his team and the more will be his earning. But he has to train himself very well to hit the ball to the fence. He has to bring all his focus into his game and take an instant decision on how and where to hit the ball.
So in life. We have to work smart and not hard. We have to identify value adding high pay off tasks and give it a top priority. We have to maximize the outcome per unit of time.
A game of cricket cannot be won with the cooperation of the opposite team! The other team will be hostile and will not be considerate and sympathetic to your goal of wanting to score a century.
So also in life. You have to reach your goals in life in spite of lack of cooperation and support. You may and will come across hear breaking opposition. You have to take such efforts that you overcome the same. Just like in cricket, you have to enjoy the game of life the challenge it offers. The more the challenge, the more you will enjoy the victory!
N C Sridharan
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