Cricketers Better Than Others At Handling Rifts

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Victory is something sportspersons always yearn for. They engulf themselves in the process of achieving it at all cost. Be it a club level match or a world championship, the process and routines for preparations remain the same for champions.

World Cups, Olympics are such pinnacles of international competition that every sportsperson dreams of achieving success in them. It can take years and years of relentless hard work and dedication to climb this mountain before you earn the honour of raising the national flag atop. Because it is not the simplest and easiest dream to achieve - we falter. That's when we realise that we have 'failed' in our accomplishment.

No one prepares to fail but that is where the education of sports lies. Sports teaches us how to succeed. Then it educates us about failure and then how to overcome failure to succeed. That is the journey and will continue to remain so in this field.

In the recent events, news from the Olympic camp emerged about the defeat of ace shooter Manu Bhaker due to malfunction of the equipment. Then about the unpleasant atmosphere prevalent within the group.

I must confess that I am no expert in shooting and have never shot in the range, and I am not privy to technicalities. But in a competition, doesn't a shooter keep a ready to use backup weapon, like a ready match bat. Am unsure about the number of competition weapons that can be carried along but you don't want to be caught in a situation where you get to bat against a fast bowler without a helmet or a bat. A batter always carries extra bats in his kit bag. They all might not be the favourite match bats, but are tried and tested beforehand and remain ready for an emergency use.

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