Mahendra Singh Dhoni who let the sun set on 14th
August at 1929 hours, to retire from international cricket, shall definitely leave many cricketers and his avid followers disheartened but shall also leave a strong legacy behind for almost all
the youngsters of India, to emulate and grow in their lives, regardless of any
career or sport, they feel like pursuing, to be effective in their own lives.
A small town boy from Jharkhand, coming from a lower middle
class family, dreams of playing cricket for India, leaves his paltry job of a
ticket collector in the city, focuses on playing cricket, rises from a local
cricket sixes player to a Captain of Indian cricket team and plays international
cricket for 16 long years in all formats, where he dominates, endears, conquers
and finally renounces with a run out.
His story is a perfect example of “Make your own dreams
come true”. In his journey of the life so far, both on and off the field ,
he was never bogged down, by any situation or circumstance but ensured that he persevered
coolly what he believed in, carried the responsibilities, on his shoulders nonchalantly,
to succeed in any given situation, no wonder that he was revered to as a “Captain Cool”
His life story, exemplary exploits on the field, his
behavior on and off the field, his contributions to the game and his teammates,
his relationships with the administrators and the competitors alike, his love
for his family, friends and his fans shall now become a folklore with a tag or “God
of Cricket”.
He may have renounced from International cricket but will be
serving our country in many ways, is rest assured. He is already an honorary Lieutenant Colonel in the Indian army for the services he does
for love for his country and the servicemen, we will not be surprised when we
shall see him devoting more time for our Defense Services as a “True son of our country”.
There shall by many statistical details on his glorious cricketing
career which you either know or shall read and remember but for any youngster in
any part of the world, the key takeaways from him are-:
Everything happens twice, once in dreams and then in
reality, so think big and persevere till the end. The process is continuous and
lifelong on the lines of sow a thought, reap an action, sow an action reap a
habit, sow a habit reap a character, sow a character and reap a destiny.
Be a child in your heart so that you are always curious to
learn, fearless and courageous in your actions, laugh at any failure, be happy and
move on, as each failure is always a step towards the success lurking just next
door, each given situation is an opportunity to learn from and gain from the same
thus be cool and be always determined.
Be aware of your abilities and have the self-belief to act
with a strong resolve to work hard on various aspects of skills, knowledge, understanding
and social behavior to become a self-respecting person first and then selfless
to help people around you and build a team to lead them by example. This journey
from self-respect to selflessness in the life is a hallmark of any successful person,
in any field.
His fundamental principles in his life, which he applied in
all aspects of his life starting with self, family, friends, game, fans, teammates,
competitors, his country and the countrymen of Respect, Understanding and Love shall
always stand him good as “What goes around always comes back”
His rise from a small-town boy to a poster boy to a “God of
Cricket” is a perfect example for others to follow these principles of natural
laws and “evolve” in their lives, too.
Satish Shitut
Jai Bharat
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