• Business and Finance
• Family
• Computers and Internet
• Auto and Trucks
• Education
• Health
• Hobbies
• Home Improvement
• Legal
• Marketing

• Home
• Arthur's Articles Home
• Browse Categories
• Browse Authors
• Submit an Article
• Search for Articles

Home » Recreation And Sports Articles » Indian Cricket Is Going Through A Transition Phase

Indian Cricket Is Going Through A Transition Phase

Over the years, Indian cricket has seen its own share of highs and lows. If winning the world cup in 1983 was a high then being knocked out in the first round of the 2007 world cup was definitely the lowest point in Indian cricket. Quiz any India cricket fan on this and you will come up with a unanimous answer, this definitely was the lowest point of India cricket. Cricket is definitely not as popular as football, but in countries where the game is played, it is huge. In fact in India cricketers are worshipped like gods and all the players have a cult status. Ask an India cricketer and he will tell you how difficult it is just to step out of his house. Just because there is so much passion for the game, it can work out both in a positive and in negative ways as well. If one follows the history of India cricket closely, he or she can find out exactly how this has affected India cricket over the years.

The administrators of the game or to be more specific, people those who are running the Board of Control for cricket in India are at the helm of managing everything related to the game. The problem with any game arises when the people who are managing the governing body are not well versed with the game and its different elements. So, if you do not have proper people taking care of Indian cricket or for that matter cricket of any other country, the game is going to be the biggest loser. Naturally people who do not have the correct knowledge about certain things cannot sit and make decisions about that. Yes, there is huge money involved in India cricket, but till someone actively works towards this, there is no chance that things will improve.

The passion of fans for the game works favorable for the game when you can see huge number of people going to the stadium to watch the match. So besides the popularity of the game rising, there is also a huge amount of revenue that is generated through this. However things can take a turn for the worse when fans get violent after their team loses important matches. This was widely seen when fans of India cricket protested against their loss to the babies of cricket Bangladesh. Fans of Indian cricket are an emotional lot, so if their team is performing well, they are treated like kings. And if the team is not performing well, it is these fans that do not think twice about saying anything bad for their one time idols.

India cricket is going through a transition phase now. After the team's debacle in the recently concluded world cup, the hunt is on for a new coach. This was one of India's worst performances in a world cup event. In a few days the name of the new coach will be accounted and one thing that the coach will have to face on a huge scale is to being back the confidence of the team. The coach will have to make the players feel that they can be world beaters on a given day and they just need to make some efforts for that.

And here is another random article you might be interested in...

(US) How to Pull Back and Bounce Back From a Bad Trade

Everyone makes mistakes in the markets. But, how do you bounce back and pull back from a bad trade? There's really no such thing as a perfect trader, and don't believe anyone who says they've never had a loss. They have, and if they are any good, they've learned from their mistakes, and then put the mistakes behind them.

The key to success is learning how to pull back. First, you have to understand the basics. The good news is that the more you trade and the more experienced you become, the fewer mistakes you'll make. If you use stops and pull back on all your trades, even a few large mistakes won't wipe you out. Instead of being perfect, you should aim to improve continually, while using proper trading techniques and money management skills. But while it's in your power to prevent avoidable mistakes, some market events can't be planned for. The market cannot be made into a completely safe place

If you are alert and nimble when you trade, and have stops in place, quick market changes shouldn't hurt you badly. But it's always possible to be completely surprised, to have a disastrous computer crash or other equipment failure at the wrong time, or to simply be unable to exit a large position quickly enough. Occasionally, you may be wrong about a trade you felt very confident about. Events can sometimes conspire against you, causing you to sustain a large loss. And though losses like these are devastating, you can recover from them, with a bit of work.

Often the best thing to do after a big loss is to take some time off from trading. I recommend doing something else for a week or two. It will put the loss in perspective, and give you time to recuperate from the emotional shock.

When you're ready for it, take some time to analyze the experience. Setbacks can be great learning opportunities, if you have presence of mind to take advantage of them. Spend some time figuring out the best way to keep the same thing from happening again. Then add these ideas to your trading strategy. Consider if it was a weakness in your money management skills or your strategy that contributed to the problem. Decide what you need to do to keep the problem from happening again, and then do it.

Once you've made your changes to your trading system, trade on paper or in a simulated account for a while. This will help you to feel comfortable and in control before you start trading your account again. You will need to get your confidence back before you start actually trading. Also, your time off will have left you a little out of touch with the market, and this is a good way to get up to speed without risking capital.

When you return to actual trading, treat it as a new start, free of pressure to regain lost capital. Whatever you do, don't keep punishing and distracting yourself by trying to make up for the loss. Don't affect your thinking by putting that kind of pressure on yourself. Consider the mistake a thing of the past. The only way to trade successfully is to trade with confidence. If you're feeling guilty or are scared of a repeat disaster, you won't be able to trade with a winning attitude.

This is how you pull back. Once you have that winning attitude back, make only trades that you have confidence in. With your strategy fine tuned and your confidence back, you will soon be completely emotionally and mentally recovered from your loss. It will become one of many points on the road that you've passed on your way to becoming a successful trader.