What does the game of cricket teach us?

 What does the game of cricket teach us?

The simple answer is from one to oneness. Yes, glance at the anatomy. Dissect the game.

1.  Bowling: The bowler sends varieties of deliveries with a single aim of earning wickets.

2.  Batting:  The batsman plays different types of strokes to aggregate as many runs as possible.

3.  National Team: Players from different parts of the country constitute a team. But they all play for the country as one.

4.  IPL Teams: Players from different countries gather. They all mingle only to represent a particular team.

5.  Categories: Every team needs different types of players. Pace bowler, spin bowler, left and right. Batsman left and right. The middle-order, opening, anchor, and slasher. Wicketkeeper. Captain to lead. Coaches of different specialization. Umpires, Scorers…. All independent. When the game starts, they are all interdependent.

6.  Result: Each batsman scores runs. Bowlers take wickets. But the total run counts.

Then, what is the lesson? From one to oneness. From unity to diversity. Skills. Astuteness. Judgment. Sportsman spirit. Marketing and what not. Hail the game of cricket. It does not matter who wins. Oneness always wins at the end.

 

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