This was the comment an expert foreign player had made before start of the World Cup. He had to eat humble pie when Mahinder Singh Dhoni proved his detractors wrong.No doubt, Captain Cool had his fair share of luck. He was in poor batting form till the last match,the team fielding was sloppy almost throughout the entire tournament and the bowlers never posed a serious threat to the opposition. With all these apparent weaknesses, how did the players in blue win? That is a natural and interesting question.
The answer lies in self-belief, good coaching by Gary Kirsten and excellent leadership by the Captain and of course the backing of the home crowd.Under pressure,the team performed well.Though backed by punters for winning the championship their performance in the initial matches gave no scope for such optimism. But then all the abovementioned factors helped them to neutralise their weaknesses and win the coveted World Cup.
A good lesson for everyone who wants to achieve. Believe that you can do it. Work towards your goal and you will succeed.
In the recently published list of 100 most influential people in the world for the year 2010 by Time magazine, our captain fantastic was placed higher than global football icon Lionel Messi and US President Barack Obama. At world ranking 52, Dhoni is 9 notches above billionaire Mukesh Ambani. Hats off to Captain Hope.
Jo jeeta wo hai Sikandar, Jo haara wo hai Bandar.
2 comments:
It was very pleasant surprise to see your post after long long time! Where were you, dear gs? I hope you must have finished your German course successfully. See you regularly! Regards.
Mangesh
hello mannab
yes,i am back to blogging. i passed the german exam and i now can speak a little bit of german and can write letters too!hope to be more regular now. thanks for looking in!
GS
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