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Was I Meant to Play Cricket - Part 02

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The train to my hometown was never that long. I stood firm even after a big failure, but the wounds were still fresh. That day, something broke inside me which never happened before. It was my CONFIDENCE. Believe me or not, I reached home and started looking for a bed, this shocked everyone because  a kid who always used to look for his bat now wanted a bed. What's wrong? What happened? Everyone had questions and I was ready with the answer "Nothing, I am just tired so I need rest".  Deep inside I know that I was not tired, but sad. It took me 2 to 3 weeks to revitalize and start the journey once again. The warrior instincts were in me since childhood, so how could I let go of something that I used to look forward every day with open and closed eyes. This time, I decided to work on the areas where I lagged behind earlier. Without any AI or assisted technology, I took the help of my shadow to identify issues and rectify them precisely.  Golden Chance Gradually th...

Was I Meant to Play Cricket? Part -1

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Sometimes, I wonder why I am not the cricketer I always wanted to be. To be honest, this thing literally broke me into pieces when I thought about the moment I left my dream to be one among the top 11 in blue jersey. I loved cricket, you can say I breathe cricket, or the only game I was mad enough to play in heavy rain or peak summer's intense heat. I used to think that I was the only one who could give his 100% while practicing or playing but unaware of the eye-opening number that almost two in three plays cricket and one in ten is mad for the game just like me. What say? The hope of being on the team was in everyone's mind. The only thing that separated me from the crowd was the WILL TO WORK the utmost hard, irrespective of the situation. I did just like that, days went by, weeks rolled, months changed, and years passed by I became better at my art. It is a great saying that when you work day in and out and have constant thoughts about things, it will happen.  Guess what? Th...