Balance and cricket

After the challenging week in the office,it's time for "me" time in the weekend. Even though I love my work, this is something I wait for. This break really rejuvenates me and preps me for the coming week and it's battle.

Cricket is something which, like every other Indian boy, has been in my veins since childhood. If you ask, India can have over half a million cricket players at any given point of time.

So my Saturday starts with my time on the cricket ground. We have a team, who make it a point to meet every Saturday and play our hearts out.

I am a middle order right handed batsman and let me explain the role of middle order batsman in general which will connect to my purpose of this article. A middle order bastman comes in to bat, anywhere from no 5 to 7. In a general scenario, considering a 20 over match, with a good top order, middle order can come in around 12th over. He generally faces, slow bowlers or spinners.

Now the role of the middle order depends how the top order has performed. If the top order has given a good base, the middle order performs the role of finishers. And if the score was not that well set, the middle order plays the role of handling the wicket and making runs, to either finish the game or give a good target to the opposition.

So, if you see, the middle orders are, and have to be quite versatile. They have to adjust as per the circumstances, either play quick and open shots, or handling the wicket and playing intelligent strokes and making runs. They might get to face spinners or the opposition might, for a surprise, throw in fast bowlers as well.

This whole experience has taught me balance in life.

1) Balancing the work life and my passion of cricket. I work through the week and then to balance myself, my personal liking, I play cricket on the weekend.

2) Life may throw any kind of bowl, fast, slow, medium, bouncer, anything. And your role may change as per other members and external factors. It's your responsibility to balance yourself and perform.

So either be a finisher or a stabilize, balance yourself first, life will automatically balance itself.