“All the world is made of faith, and trust, and pixie dust.” ― JM Barrie, Peter Pan As we approach the business end of Indian Premier Leag...
“All the world is made of faith, and trust, and pixie dust.”
― JM Barrie, Peter Pan
As we approach the business end of Indian Premier League, teams and players are quickly running out of time to make a mark. Early on they could talk about finding their feet and the resumption of cricket after a long break, but now the pressure is on to come up with sparkling performances that will win the day.
Some, like the Chennai Super Kings for instance, have thrown in the towel already… their spirit clearly broken. Others like the Kings XI Punjab are waging a desperate battle to make it to the playoffs.
Still, perhaps the one thing the matches on Saturday showed the most was the importance of keeping the faith; of trusting the process and of trusting yourself.
Of faith
To begin with, take a look at Rishabh Pant. The Delhi Capitals keeper is a firebrand cricketer. He made his name during the 2018 season, when he scored 684 runs at a strike-rate of 173.60. He followed it up with 488 runs at a strike-rate of 162.66 in 2019. He was frankly like a whirlpool — sucking all viewers in with his big-hitting and fearless approach.
But in eight matches so far this season, the left-hander has...
