Hatrik by Australia

Hi guys,once again Australia has won the biggest event of cricket.They surely proved that it is their national game.Cricket, a game,though may not be a game but a religion for Indians,is considered to be full of uncertainities.But i think,Autralians seem to have instill some certainty in the game.

Cricket is not just about the batting and bowling prowess of the team players.It is, i would say, not just about the capabilities of individual players of which there is no dirth in our team but about how all the boys come up as a team.It is the principle followed in the business world also.It is not just about the knowledge you have, but is more about your contribution to business and the value creation for the clients of the business houses.

Cricket also test the mental pressure that a player and a team can withstand. One has to be aggressive in games like cricket.Autralians seems to have got the trick.They always try to be aggressive and try to put the opponents on backfoot.Indian team seems to be poor on both of these fronts.Of all the captions which i have seen in last decade, Ganguly was the most aggressive of them all.That is why I liked him as a Caption.Even when the Indian team is playing with minnows like Bangladesh,though some might not agree on this, they are not able to put them on backfoot and strangle them completely and declare an emphatic win.Indian team misses fast, powerful and aggressive bowlers like the ones in other teams,who can windup the tail of a team in few overs.

So for India to win the next world cup,we have to remove these weak links from the Indian team.Firstly,we should aspire to build a team, rather than a pool of players with great personal records.Players should be taken depending on the value they add to the overall team.Secondly,we need to be aggressive,as a team.For that we should bring in young blood and also give them experience and not do last minute shuffle before the big events like Cricket World Cup.Also,players should not come under pressure.They should play with full confidence and should try to get on top of the opposite team.This I think will come through experience.

Though I agree that many things are not in one's control but one should always try to get over them.Last,but the most important point, we should not forget that Cricket is a game.So whether we win or loose, we should always take it in the game's spirit.