What we need to learn from India's 1 run thrilling T20 victory over Bangladesh

It is in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped.

It all started with a toss whose outcome is in God’s hands. India lost the toss and was forced to bat first. In life, you will have several moments where you have no chance to take big decisions like deciding your name, your parents, your family status etc. Here you have to accept your fate as it is and look forward to improve . But it doesn't mean you leave everything to destiny itself. You will have many future occasions to take decisions. Once you make a decision, its done, its irreversible, so think about all the possibilities before making a decision and then no second thoughts, focus on the upcoming events and you must prove your decision right. India may win or lose but now it had to bat first.

Indian team made a good start with the bat but the runrate was slow. They were struggling to hit boundaries but they kept making ones and twos amid a tight fielding by Bangladesh. We all go through a similar phase. Our start is often very exciting, our opponent seems weak but gradually our focus on work is misplaced, we commit some silly mistakes and we struggle to identify what went wrong. Though we might not be able to keep working at the same pace always but we should never stop pushing forward. We must keep doing something because something is better than nothing. This something will prove to be a milestone in the long run.

No big hitting from Indian side. No big score from a single player. But every batsman contributed something to the scoreboard. This shows the real team spirit. You yourself alone are too small compared to the idea of whole team. When each team member’s effort is combined, it becomes humongous. Our small efforts are often invisible but they create wonders when accumulated.

An average score of 146 was not something India had expected when it came to bat first. Life is full of unexpected problems and situations but it is still not the outcome. Your behavior is in your control but not the outcome. How India would react to this sudden crisis ?

Well, the Indian bowling began. But what is this… a Boundary misfield and then a simple catch drop. Ohh no…. silly mistakes done by Indian players. Feeling like hitting Bumrah for the catch drop. Isn’t it ? On the other hand, Bangladesh batsmen kept the runrate well above the required rate. It seemed Bangladesh will knockout India easily out of this game. It all came through a few catch drops , some good bowling under pressure by Indian bowlers, the game had come to an end with 11 run required out of last 6 balls. First three balls gave 9 runs to Bangladesh and then only 2 runs were required of 3 balls with two good batsmen on the crease.

Many Indians would have shut off the TV, those who watched the last three balls must be really very optimistic. But more than anyone else, the most optimistic was the Indian team. They never lost the hope. Probably Dhoni would never have thought of losing this game so easily. They were determined to win but how would they win was not known to them. They were almost fighting in the darkness. But they were somehow able to anticipate the outcome not out of sheer luck or chance but rather due to a culmination of right decisions that they took keeping in mind the possibilities. 

They could have lost the game or won but they were true to themselves till the last ball. Magically they took 3 wickets on the last 3 balls of the game. It was unbelievable. It was miraculous. They might have thought of the words by Swami Vivekanand “Those who work at a thing with their whole heart receive help from God”. It was really good to see how they kept alive the fire within themselves. The world is changed by examples, not by opinions. India has definitely changed the thinking of billions.

A game of cricket was won in the last three balls of the game. Why not apply this learning in your life and see the changes that will follow. Its never too late to start a work. The best time to do something is now. Get up and start doing the work you need to do the most. You will never lose the game of life, if you think you lost it….then think again…its not the end....many overs are still left…you can also take 3 wickets on the last three balls.

I would have said to Bumrah - "When we face weakness—ours or someone else's—it doesn't help to blame someone or something, pretend it's not important, or simply decide to change."