Cricket: Sport or a Religion?

For people who have know me, even the slightest bit know me as a person who is passionate about his Cricket. But the people who really know me, know that cricket is not a obsession to me.... Its my religion. Yup I am not a Hindu, Muslim or a Christian..... I belong to a religion called cricket. I know I am on a high when I am blogging this ..... Weather gods just helped India save the 1st test at Lords!!!! But go a bit more into a thought and u will find my words making sense.

Religion well this is what an online dictionary has to say about it

Definition:

1. system: an institutionalized or personal system of beliefs and practices relating to the divine

2. personal beliefs or values: a set of strongly-held beliefs, values, and attitudes that somebody lives by

3. obsession: an object, practice, cause, or activity that somebody is completely devoted to or obsessed by

Now Cricket, like any other religion on earth, teaches you life!!!! Life is not straight.... its is not fair.... nor is it logical.... 2+2 is not 4 in life. Yet life is straight.... Life is very fair ... its logical and yes obviously 2+2 is 4. People take help of religion to understand the devine and his ways. And beleive me these are well explained and taught by cricket.

Today the almighty played his part and the match result was a Draw. A unfair, illogical climax ... Isnt it? After all England deserved to win !!!! But life is never staright. This game has taught me all the philosophy that i know and I am amused that even after watching this great game for more than 20 years now..... how this game throws up new lessons.

The Drawn match taught me that when every thing seems lost and over.... Still stick on the ground .... Fight it out till the end.... Dont give up.... Dhoni did that. After the departure of Laxman, it would have been easy for him to throw it away. After all statistically he had done his job and would have been selected for next test.... But no life isnt about throwing it away even if it seems lost. One never knows one can get lucky. Like Dhoni found out today. On one hand Indians got lucky and might have learnt a lesson of sticking there till the end, at the same place, Englisg leant a different lesson. They learnt that one has to pounce on every oppurtunity, when things are going your way. You have to take initiatives and show more urgency even when thingsb are going your way. They didnt do that today. Over rate of 13.9 overs shows that they assumed it would be a cake walk. What a lesson they learnt!!!!

Cricket is a way of life. If looked philosophically can teach u things at every moment.

NO WONDER ITS MY RELIGION