Dear Cricket Lovers,
Who are we ? What are we? Why are we here? Have you ever asked these questions for yourselves?
Yes, we are simple, intelligent, most advanced creatures in this world. Who has the power to control anything?
Do you know "Darwin's theory, Survival of fittest ". We human beings have struggled so hard to come up to this stage. Now are we really utilizing the "complete of us"?
Ofcourse, since childhood, we studied, became matured, gained wisdom, knowledge, married, leading a happy family. Is that all ? Is that enough.
No, every one has their own goals set in their lives. To reach some heights. To achieve some thing. To raise their kids in a best peaceful environment, to raise them to a level that is equal or more to what you have achieved so far. Isn't it ?
Ok, what is this got with Cricket. Coming to the point.
To achieve the above goals one should play "Games/Sport" in you're life. Now you may ask why?
Game/sport is one that differentiates you from other human beings, other living things in this World. It builds confidence in you, it builds courage. It will help increase your community
Game/Sport are nothing but "WARS" in olden age, medieval age, which slowly transformed into "these sophisticated sports like "Cricket, Basketball, Soccer, Foot ball, Oh you name. it. These Olympics, Asian Game are all "WARS", all "Cold WARS" between countries.
Why I am telling all this, who am I to tell this, do I have right to tell this. Oh Ya.
I am a good/simple Sports man. I, play lot of sports/games .Of all the Games, I love Cricket. Since my childhood, I played Cricket a lot. Galli, Street Cricket, Real cricket in good grounds
Ya, studies, College did take over it. But in College I did play and was known for it. ie as a good Cricket player.
Later Job, Family, took over certain time. But the passion for Cricket, love for the game didn't leave the heart. So again since 2000 started playing 'Cricket'.
Gathered Friends formed a team "A" which is flying with beautiful colors. And later the group has increased so much formed another Team "B" which is also as good as the other, and running it as a Captain for that, and playing a major role in running a league.
Well these Cricket games so far played (many many of them) are not just played to "Play" sake. When I play, I play with heart, I play with Spirit. I play for a win, with fun and professionalism. The moments are talked about for years and years yesterday, today, tomorrow!!!
The happiness you get when you play as a team and WIN against some tough teams and win against un-predictable "matches" are in-valuable, precious!!!
How to achieve it? It comes with great patience, confidence and courage.
A Cricket Match is won as a Team, but not just with players. A team is like "sticks" and Captain is like a "Rope", who binds all the sticks which cannot be broken
Follow the captain, don't question but give suggestion. Trust him, listen to him do as he says and "just enjoy the game". Take deep breath and have fun on the ground. Forget about the external world, just be in your selves on the ground.
Every run you save is a run you score. Every catch you take is wicket in your pocket.
We, who are playing this game are given an opportunity, of all the others who doesn't have this. So use when you get it.
Chemical bonding theory: Everything is this world is some form of Chemical bond. Organic compound. We who are in a "Team" got separated from some millions of years ago and are here today united, again "in this Team"
Think, like why are we 20 or 30 are in this team, why not others. Answer: isn't there a strong bond to see.
So, Let us play and "WIN WARS", WIN the game of Cricket"
Thank you for reading this. Good Luck & All the best
From a Passionate Cricket Lover
-SP
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Well, interesting article, but since its my fav. topic, will like to add some stuff.
ReplyDeleteSurvival of the fittest, has nothing to do with Human survival....its more relevant for gene survival. Ofcourse we are made up from Genes, but Darwin never meant it that way. And fittest doesnt means strongest....its just means most adaptable and its an ever changing definition. After 200 years if conditions on earth radically change, humans might become weakest from the fittest and it could be end of our gene pool.
Back to why we like sports. Humans, for millions of years, were on move 24/7 for either food or survival. Fast forward, 4000 years back (or around)....there was less and less need for it. Hence sports, replicated those. Here is a link that will explain why we human love sports:
http://www.brainrules.net/exercise
(Should read that book...its awesome)
And no one plays to loose, our genes arent coded that way. By being the best in anything you do, gives your genes fighting chance to be more succesful than your peers. Ofcourse you might think what has this gotta do with spreading genes....well when we play or compete, our reptilian brain takes over our logic centers and we get very competitive and are out there to dominate. And our reptilian brain has no other objective than to spread and multiply and be the most dominating one.