A Story of Resilience ft. South Africa

Chokers to Champions: A Story of Resilience



Hey!

Like I stated yesterday, I'm currently not in the right frame of mind to be churning out blogs consistently at will. However, an event which occurred today has forced me to publish a post. South Africa winning the World Test Championship against Australia! 

In what sense is this connected to me? I have always been a strong believer in hard work and trusting the process and fighting through the tough times. Luck is something I've started to believe in as well. But the focus has always been on working hard. This is the ideology I've followed throughout my  life and is something I intend to continue doing.

Also, as someone who has been deeply involved in cricket, who has adored this game, loved this game and absolutely enjoyed watching the game, I have always taken pride in taking in the learnings the game throws at the viewers. I have also, taken immense inspiration from various figures from the game. Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, Graeme Smith, James Anderson, MS Dhoni, Jasprit Bumrah, Steve Smith, Alistair Cook, Pat Cummins, Scott Boland and the list keeps going on - maybe atleast a couple hundred names in there. These are the people from whom I have learnt something or the other. Temba Bavuma, Kagiso Rabada, Aiden Markram - all enter the list today.

South Africa - called chokers every time they step on the field for their inability to win crucial matches, winning the WTC Final against the mighty Aussies when everybody had predicted them to not do well. They were always close to winning multiple ICC titles but always failed in the knockouts but what did they do? They kept doing the right things and kept doing the hard work. And now they're WORLD CHAMPIONS! It is a testament to their work and efforts. They did not beat Australia merely by luck but they outclassed them. 

The match in itself was reflective of a very important aspect of life - the highs and the lows. SA started the match on a positive note reducing the Kangaroos to 4 down for 60 odd at lunch on Day 1 - a high. This was followed by a period of difficulty where Steve Smith and Beau Webster kept on piling the runs - a low following a high. In the next session, they bowl out the Aussies (another high) but get themselves reduced to 40 for 4 at stumps (a low). This pattern continued on all the 4 days. 

While I'm mentally going through a low, these events have once again instilled belief in me that the golden days are not far away. Sometimes, life doesn't need a lot, all it needs is a bit of careful observation and we find what we want.

Till the next time, bye!

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