Introduction
Games are important at each and every level of our life. Small children learn many things from games. They put their imagination and thinking while playing games and also learn to inter things. Playing games for children is important as it helps in the growth and development of the child. It also helps in personality development. Many children are born with talents to play well but the practice is required, for making their talent as a carrier.
Cricket – My Favourite Sport
I play many games such as basketball, carrom, chess, and kho-kho. The game I love playing as well as watching too is none other than cricket. Sachin Tendulkar and Vivian Richards are my favourite cricketers. From my childhood, I used to play cricket in my colony. I was given the task of fielding as I was small. Though I was not very good at playing this game, I found it the most interesting sport to play and watch.
It was a favourite time pass during our summer vacations. We spent most of the time playing or waiting for our chance. There were many fights initiated in this game as people got annoyed by the loud shouting or breaking of window glasses by hitting of the ball.
Most of the people are fond of this sport, when there is a match between India and Pakistan everybody clings to the television till the match ends. When I got admission in the college for completing my higher studies, I started playing with my college team. The team captain was very talented and good at playing cricket. I learnt many things from her. Later I got selected in my college’s women cricket team and played matches with the teams inside the college. I was good at fielding and bowling.
About the Sport
Cricket is a game having two teams, each consists of eleven players. There are additional players too for substitution if some player is unable to play or injured. Before the match starts, there is a toss done by the captions and toss winning team decides what to do first either batting or balling.
The runs are scored by batting team by hitting the balls, bowled towards the wicket. The balling team stops the batting team members from making runs. Other players are involved in fielding. The decision regarding any event on the ground is made by the umpire. The game is played on the pitch which is 22 yards (20 metres) long.
Generally, we observe people and children playing in the street, playground, and stadium. All over the world, people love playing and watching cricket. This reveals the love of cricket in different generations.
Valuable Life Lessons from Cricket
Every sport gives us some valuable lessons that we can implement in our lives. Basically, we learn from each and everything we do in our life. Playing games makes us learn and enhance our qualities. Some valuable things we acquire are enlisted below:
- Gives a lesson to learn from our failure.
- Enriches us with the feeling of healthy competition. It will help us to excel in our school, job or other spheres of life.
- Make us realize the difference between what is right and wrong.
- Teaches us that practice and hard work helps us in overcoming our failure.
- Helps in boosting our confidence and speak for what is wrong.
- Inculcates the spirit of teamwork and benefits of working with unity in a team, with the responsibility to achieve the goal.
- Playing games enhances planning and strategy making capabilities.
Conclusion
I love playing cricket as it helps me in keeping my body fit. I also find playing games as a means of entertaining myself. We should play outdoor games along with playing video or mobile games, as playing outdoor games helps in building our stamina.