Oh My My!

Never ever in my wildest dreams did I think of playing cricket, especially when I belong to the flock of silent spectators 😛

However, some unexpected events do happen. As such, our Account Level Cricket Tournament, Yes – it’s the BCL 2015 – was here again. However, 2015 was different.

Okay, when I am referring our cricket league, I point specifically to Women’s league. Men’s league is out of range 😛

This time it was all different. BCL saw a whopping nominations of 5 teams – a rarity in the history of BCL. We girls from our Line of Business had just enrolled on the go. Winning was simply out of sight. We had freshers, experienced and even managers in our team.

Well then, it came to notice that we would be having a coach – yes, you read it right! We were mentored under the guidance of Mr. Kabir Khan – one of my own team mate.

He briefed us with the terminologies of cricket. And, then we were good to go with our practice. Ah! What day they were. We used to make it early to the office just to practice under the scorching sun. Must appreciate our coach who used to take time out of his own work/practice sessions just to guide us and point out our mistakes. He made us practice rigorously owing to which we were getting transformed into no less than perfectionists 😛

Body pains and injuries [no major ones though :P] did not deter us from practicing and coming up with our action/strategy plan.

I found I was comfortable with batting as bowling made me only worse 😛

The practice sessions helped us assess each one of us and the mistakes we had been making.

And then, the day came – our first match. We had already pre judged the field and decided on our proceedings when our turn came. We won the toss of the evening and we opted to bat. The best thing about our team was we had the best batswomen, bowlers and fielders at stake. This was leveraged very well. Our batswomen proved their mettle and we created a decent score in six overs.  The world class bowling and fielding saw the opposition yielding in little soon and we were there celebrating our victory. A similar story ensued for the next match [semis] as well. This boosted our confidence like hell.

We had to carry the momentum for the finals. After some inhibitions, we were good to go for the match. It was yet another interesting match. We had our team cheering for us. An excellent team work helped us win the finals as well. Ah! What a sight! Everyone lauded us for our efforts. This was conveyed to our management as well. A moment of pride for our Delivery Manager who was elated to the core and congratulated us in front of the entire zone! 😀

Above all, it was the first time ever I played one. I was always more inclined towards badminton. Cricket was just for visual entertainment purposes 😛

However, this experience is worth remembering. It taught me few quality lessons. In spite of differences, a team work is what counts in the end. A single player cannot lead a match like cricket. For excellent team coordination, we must leave all our egos aside and view only our goal. We must play with our strengths and utilize them for maximum benefits. Everyone is gifted. We just need to explore and play out. We must overcome our weaknesses and get over the roadblocks. To add, a good mentorship always makes a huge difference! 🙂

A Huge Congratulations to my team and everyone who made the matches worth enjoying.

Special Thanks to our mentor and our leads/managers who encouraged us all the times 🙂

Let’s keep the spirits up as always!