Management Lessons from Cricket

Dr D K Mehta / Team Vasu / April 4, 2011

• Do not depend on star

• Lead from the front

• Never say “Impossible”

• Risk and Reward go hand-in-hand

• Plan your game

• Give your 100%

• Be Alert and agile

Cricketing Lesson- 1

• Do not be dependent on your best (force, brand, strategy or stockist)

• Have your second-line ready

Cricketing Lesson- 2

• Lead from the front– Batting of M S Dhoni

in the final is a classical example of leading from the front

– He could have avoided coming at 4th position to bat and would have instead sent Yuvi but choose to handle the pressure

Cricketing Lesson- 3

• Never say “Impossible”– Yuvraj was struggling

for the form and was even planning retirement before the world cup.

– But, strong self commitment made him eligible for the “Man of the series”

Cricketing Lesson- 4

• Risk and reward go hand-in-hand– Raina in place of

performing Pathan in semi and Srisant in place for R Ashwin in final would have made captain earn criticism but still captain risked to his conviction

Cricketing Lesson- 5

• Plan / Strategize your game – Changing bowlers

constantly so as not allow batsman to set

– Choosing to bat ahead of Yuvi in finals by MSD

Cricketing Lesson- 6

• Give your 100%– Poor fielding of

Pakistan in semi made them loose

– Best batting, bowling and fielding is a single factor to be contributed tom India’s world come victory

Cricketing Lesson- 7

• Be alert and agile– How many Boundaries

prevented by a team was a critical factor

– Stumping– Catches– Follow-through

stopping or catching was determining factor to success