A study says Flemish-speaking immigrants from Belgium brought the cricket across the Channel in the 14th century (click to know more) and it was played in the vast fields of England, supposedly by shepherds who herded their flock. But at that time those peoples were not aware of the uncertainities of the game. The drama & thrill in ongoing IPL holds up the nation because of which the entertainment industry is expected to lose up to Rs 200 crore worth of business in April-May. In these 29 days of IPL there were close matches which were neck n’ neck till end and the team which kept confidence won.
In cricket , uncertainities prevail through out the match and one can’t predict the outcome easily. Nobody knows which player can snatch away the victory from opposition . One thing i came across was in the game of cricket if a team loses hope then it loses the match . If a player is confident of his capabilites then no target is difficult to achieve and no victory is impossible to taste.
There were few matches i remember which kept viewers with pounding hearts and atlast victory came to the team which did’nt lost the hope.
- South Africa chasing 434 in 50 overs against Australia
- India chasing 326 in 50 overs in Natwest series final against England.
- India winning T20 world cup by beating Pakistan in Final via Bowl Out.
- Rajasthan Royal winning IPL 1 in 2008
- Recent IPL 2009 match : Rajasthan Royals winning against Mumbai Indians as MI were not able to make 6 runs in last over.
- Rajasthan Royals winning against KKR(Kolkata Knight Riders) in IPL 2 via Super Over (Yusuf Pathan was the man who sailed the team towards vistory..hope u remember
) - Today Deccan Chargers winning against KKR by making 26 runs in final over.
To increase the excitment “a free hit” was introduced for the batsman after a “front foot no ball” and the “power plays” were increased from 15 overs to 20 overs in ODIs by ICC. Sometimes there is luck factor working for the teams and unforced errors commited by the players which makes easy for opposition to win the match. A ” No ball” , Rain, Duckworth Lewis method (click the link to know how D/L method works) etc are other factors apart from team’s commitment , strengths , and skills.
Above all we can learn a lot from cricket (may be other sports also 
) :
- ’never to give up’ attitude ,
- not loosing hope,
- sportsman spirit,
- accepting defeat and overcoming flaws ,
- Right strategies with combination of winning attitude.
(Comments are invited to add more info on” the exciting wins” and “what we can learn from a sport”).
